Laura-Jane Seaman, 36, died two days after giving birth to her fifth child after suffering a fatal hemorrhage. Despite repeatedly telling staff she was 'gushing' and feeling unwell, her complaints were dismissed and her condition worsened. The hospital staff attributed her loss of consciousness to dehydration and a 'faint' and failed to recognize the severity of her situation.
Laura-Jane Seaman, 36, suffered a peritoneal hemorrhage that did not go noticed by staff for hours, despite her telling them she was “gushing.”Laura-Jane Seaman, 36, died two days after delivering her fifth child after pleading with the hospital staff not to let her dieThe mother was admitted to the Broomfield Hospital in, Chelmsford, Essex, on December 21, 2022, and gave birth to her baby without any complications.
The medics did not escalate the situation to the critical team when she had a maternal collapse because they categorized it as a “faint.” Although a blood test was taken, the results were not chased soon enough, thus leading to the drop in her hemoglobin going undetected.to recognize and escalate her loss of consciousness as a maternal collapse with inability to obtain vital signs that was incorrectly attributed to malfunctioning equipment rather than obvious clinical deterioration had MEOWS charts been utilized,” stated the report.“I have five babies at home. Please don’t let me die,” she said.
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