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The chief coroner has called for more training for medical staff in the monitoring of babies during labour. An inquest into the death of a baby at Altnagelvin Hospital has heard a call for more training for medical staff monitoring babies during labour.
John Leckey was speaking during the inquest of one of four babies who died shortly after they were born at Altnagelvin Hospital in 2006. The inquest was into one of four babies who died shortly after being born in the Londonderry hospital in 2006.
He said the common aspect of all four deaths was the failure of staff to accurately read signs, which would have resulted in immediate Caesareans. Chief Coroner John Leckey said a common aspect was the failure of staff to accurately read signs which would have resulted in immediate Caesareans.
Mr Lecky said he will raise the matter with the chief medical officer. Mr Lecky said he would raise the matter with the chief medical officer.
He added that the problem was not limited to Altnagelvin hospital but that medical and nursing staff in all hospital labour wards should constantly be trained in how to interpret the results of Cardiotocograph traces, which monitor heartbeats of children in the womb. He added that the problem was not limited to Altnagelvin hospital.
He said medical and nursing staff in all hospital labour wards should constantly be trained in how to interpret the results of cardiotocograph traces, which monitor heartbeats of children in the womb.