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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chris Dyer

Pregnant mother and baby died after she was sent to ‘unsuitable ward’

Irwin Mitchell / SWNS

A pregnant woman and her baby died two days apart after she caught Covid and was transferred to an unsuitable ward to treat her illness, an inquest heard.

Sumera Haq, 37, was eight months pregnant with her third child when she contracted coronavirus and started suffering severe stomach pain and worsening shortness of breath.

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