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flag A mother and newborn died during a high-risk home birth due to preventable delays in hospital transfer.

flag Jennifer Cahill, 34, and her newborn daughter Agnes died in a June 2024 home birth in Prestwich after complications including severe postpartum hemorrhage and fetal distress. flag Agnes was born unresponsive with meconium and a nuchal cord, later dying from hypoxia. flag Cahill lost 1.5 to 2 liters of blood, suffered cardiac arrest, and died from multi-organ failure. flag Experts said both could have survived with timely hospital transfer for monitoring and intervention. flag Paramedics faced a difficult choice between staying with Cahill or transporting Agnes, ultimately prioritizing the newborn. flag A critical gap in monitoring Cahill from 7:16am to 7:55am was criticized. flag Cahill had a high-risk history, including prior hemorrhage and sepsis, and her home birth was against medical advice. flag The inquest continues, examining care coordination between midwives and ambulance services.

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