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Luton mother and baby deaths: Hospital 'could have done better' | |
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A hospital where a young mother and her premature baby died "could have done better", an inquest has heard. | A hospital where a young mother and her premature baby died "could have done better", an inquest has heard. |
Rochelle Lyle, 26, was admitted to hospital in Bedfordshire when she was 26 weeks pregnant suffering from a headache on 20 March 2017. | Rochelle Lyle, 26, was admitted to hospital in Bedfordshire when she was 26 weeks pregnant suffering from a headache on 20 March 2017. |
The inquest heard Ms Lyle, from Luton, was not given a CT scan which could have detected bleeding on the brain. | The inquest heard Ms Lyle, from Luton, was not given a CT scan which could have detected bleeding on the brain. |
Dr Bright Gyamoph apologised to Ms Lyle's family on behalf of the Luton and Dunstable Hospital Trust. | Dr Bright Gyamoph apologised to Ms Lyle's family on behalf of the Luton and Dunstable Hospital Trust. |
The inquest in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, heard Ms Lyle was treated for suspected sepsis but was not seen by a neurologist. | The inquest in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, heard Ms Lyle was treated for suspected sepsis but was not seen by a neurologist. |
She was found unresponsive in her hospital bed on 25 March having suffered a heart attack. | She was found unresponsive in her hospital bed on 25 March having suffered a heart attack. |
Her daughter Imaani was delivered by an emergency Caesarean section but there was a a delay of six minutes because a scalpel could not be found, the Bedfordshire senior coroner Emma Whitting was told. | Her daughter Imaani was delivered by an emergency Caesarean section but there was a a delay of six minutes because a scalpel could not be found, the Bedfordshire senior coroner Emma Whitting was told. |
Ms Lyle, a psychology graduate, was then rushed to the specialist neuroscience unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where she died the next day. | Ms Lyle, a psychology graduate, was then rushed to the specialist neuroscience unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where she died the next day. |
Imaani died six weeks' later on 4 May 2017 at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital in the arms of her grandfather Laurie Lyle. | Imaani died six weeks' later on 4 May 2017 at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital in the arms of her grandfather Laurie Lyle. |
Paediatric specialist Dr Jean Egyepong said Ms Lyle had suffered cardiac arrest, which meant no oxygen was sent to Imaani, who suffered a brain injury. | Paediatric specialist Dr Jean Egyepong said Ms Lyle had suffered cardiac arrest, which meant no oxygen was sent to Imaani, who suffered a brain injury. |
A CT scan was then performed and revealed an abnormality in Ms Lyle's brain. | A CT scan was then performed and revealed an abnormality in Ms Lyle's brain. |
Apologising to the family, Dr Bright Gyamoph, the clinical director for obstetrics at the hospital, said: "We could have done better." | Apologising to the family, Dr Bright Gyamoph, the clinical director for obstetrics at the hospital, said: "We could have done better." |
Since Ms Lyle died, he said the hospital had learned lessons and changed procedures. | Since Ms Lyle died, he said the hospital had learned lessons and changed procedures. |
The inquest continues. | The inquest continues. |