La madre, 34 anni, e il suo bambino appena nato sono morti per fallimenti di “età vittoriana” dopo aver deciso di partorire in casa
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15276295/Warning-coroner-mother-died-newborn-baby-home-birth.html
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How much Tik Tok junk had she consumed in order for get to believe a home birth was the way to go?
>Ms Cahill had suffered serious bleeding and needed two transfusions following the traumatic hospital birth of her first child, a son, three years earlier.
I’d nearly commented saying that the intensity and dangers of it all might not be apparent to people who’ve never seen a birth… It seems very strange that she felt confident enough to try a home birth after all that.
The comments that have already begun that “home births are safe” are irrelevant here because that judgement is preceded by a risk assessment which deems the pregnancy low risk. The TikTok comment elsewhere is also unfair.
This woman was mistakenly labelled “low risk” when her obstetric history indicated she was anything but, given a previous severe haemorrhage during her first child’s birth. The article specifically includes expert testimony suggesting that she may not have opted for a home birth had all the risks been properly communicated to her.
She was failed by her obstetric team.
For those interested, here is a BBC article for the story:
**’Gross failings’ in mum and baby’s home birth deaths**
[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0516207gq2o](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0516207gq2o)
It annoys me that this has been put down to neglect.
It wasnt neglect. She knew what she wanted and they had to respect her wishes. Its been said she should have been checked more… yes but she refused! She was also told how high risk she was but made the decision to still have a home birth and now the OBGYN team are being blamed for apparently not making this clear enough. She heard what she wanted to hear because she was adamant on a home birth after being traumatised by a hospital one. She had an “intense’ birth plan and even declined observations and medication that would have helped the bleeding. She didnt just decline things during the labour, she did so in the pregnancy. Recommended tests etc.
I’ve spoken about this before but honestly it all scares me. This example I’m going to give is different but it’s how I started losing faith and becoming scared.
had a coroners case where we were blamed because a patient died of something completely preventable… but the patient had refused the treatment. They had capacity and in depth capacity assessments and discussions with risks and benefits had been documented. Multiple attempts. Going against their decision would have been assault. They were sent home because we couldnt treat them.
Family wasn’t happy when they died (understandably). We honoured the person’s wishes though and didn’t assault them. Yet we STILL were wrong according to the coroner.
You will get thrown under the bus. And then the media comes for you and you cant even set the record straight
Home births have always seemed overly risky to me, but my friend recently had one for her first.
It was absolutely fine and of course she was low risk anyway.
I asked her why she wanted a home birth and her answer was –
*You get the full and undivided attention of the midwives assisting you, rather than having them rush off to assist other women during your labour. It’s a much more relaxed environment too.*
I wonder if these are common considerations for women?
No chance I’d risk it – my mum bled out and needed a transfusion when I was born.
Child Birth is already **HARD** why would chose to make it harder and less safe in a country where you have the ability not to?! It’s bit proving a point to anyone
Pointless deaths.