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flag A high-risk woman and her newborn died after a home birth due to delayed medical interventions and poor monitoring.

flag A 34-year-old woman, Jennifer Cahill, died one day after a home birth in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, on June 3, 2024, following severe postpartum hemorrhaging and cardiac arrest. flag Her newborn daughter, Agnes, died four days later from hypoxia after being born without breathing due to an umbilical cord around the neck. flag Midwife Julie Taylor testified at an inquest that Cahill, deemed high-risk, expressed emotional distress during labor and that critical interventions, including a timely Syntometrine injection, were delayed. flag Despite CPR on the infant and efforts to manage the mother’s bleeding, Cahill lost an estimated two liters of blood and collapsed during transport to the hospital. flag The inquest highlighted lapses in monitoring and response, with Taylor noting that earlier action might have prevented the fatalities and reaffirming that home births should be limited to low-risk cases.

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