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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Clara Margotin

Mother of baby who died days after home birth was failed by NHS trust – inquest

Poppy Hope Lomas died a week after delivery (Family/PA) - (PA Media)

The mother of a baby who died a week after birth was failed by the NHS trust which did not make her aware of the risks involved with a natural home birth, an inquest was told.

Poppy Hope Lomas was seven days old when she died at University College Hospital, central London, on October 26 2022 following complications during a home birth her mother said she was encouraged to have.

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