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| Lucy Letby trial: Senior doctor 'surprised' by emergency call-outs | Lucy Letby trial: Senior doctor 'surprised' by emergency call-outs |
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| Lucy Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill 10 others | Lucy Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill 10 others |
| A senior doctor has said she was "very surprised" to receive two emergency call-outs to a previously "stable" baby on the morning of the girl's death. | A senior doctor has said she was "very surprised" to receive two emergency call-outs to a previously "stable" baby on the morning of the girl's death. |
| It is alleged that nurse Lucy Letby injected air into the bloodstream of the baby, known as Child D, while she was at the Countess of Chester Hospital in June 2015. | It is alleged that nurse Lucy Letby injected air into the bloodstream of the baby, known as Child D, while she was at the Countess of Chester Hospital in June 2015. |
| Ms Letby is charged with murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others between 2015 and 2016. | Ms Letby is charged with murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others between 2015 and 2016. |
| Ms Letby, 32, denies 22 charges. | Ms Letby, 32, denies 22 charges. |
| Jurors at her Manchester Crown Court trial have been hearing evidence in relation to Ms Letby's third alleged murder victim. | Jurors at her Manchester Crown Court trial have been hearing evidence in relation to Ms Letby's third alleged murder victim. |
| Consultant paediatrician Dr Elizabeth Newby explained that the baby had been in a stable condition before she collapsed in the early hours of the morning. | Consultant paediatrician Dr Elizabeth Newby explained that the baby had been in a stable condition before she collapsed in the early hours of the morning. |
| Dr Newby told the court that Child D needed assistance with her breathing shortly after she was born but was clinically stable the following day. | Dr Newby told the court that Child D needed assistance with her breathing shortly after she was born but was clinically stable the following day. |
| She later collapsed three times in the early hours of 22 June and stopped breathing on the final occasion. | She later collapsed three times in the early hours of 22 June and stopped breathing on the final occasion. |
| Medics were unable to resuscitate her. | Medics were unable to resuscitate her. |
| Dr Newby told jurors she was "very surprised" to get a "crash-call" to Child D that night. | Dr Newby told jurors she was "very surprised" to get a "crash-call" to Child D that night. |
| She said Child D had not appeared to be at the point of death, adding: "I admit these things can happen, but it was not what we expected that night to happen." | She said Child D had not appeared to be at the point of death, adding: "I admit these things can happen, but it was not what we expected that night to happen." |
| Dr Newby noted, as had several other doctors and nurses, that Child D suffered "unusual" skin discolourations in the hours before her death. | Dr Newby noted, as had several other doctors and nurses, that Child D suffered "unusual" skin discolourations in the hours before her death. |
| The nurse worked on the neonatal ward at Countess of Chester Hospital | The nurse worked on the neonatal ward at Countess of Chester Hospital |
| "We didn't know what to make of them, to be honest. It was quite unusual. We felt it must be related to infection", she said. | "We didn't know what to make of them, to be honest. It was quite unusual. We felt it must be related to infection", she said. |
| The court has previously heard that Child D's mother had her waters break 60 hours before giving birth, and that Child D was, at birth, "floppy" and at risk of collapse. | The court has previously heard that Child D's mother had her waters break 60 hours before giving birth, and that Child D was, at birth, "floppy" and at risk of collapse. |
| Cross-examined by Ben Myers KC, defending Ms Letby, Dr Newby agreed that after the birth, Child D's "condition was consistent with an infection of some sort". | Cross-examined by Ben Myers KC, defending Ms Letby, Dr Newby agreed that after the birth, Child D's "condition was consistent with an infection of some sort". |
| She agreed when Mr Myers said: "It can happen that a baby who is unwell can have resistance to infection, to keep running at a certain level, then deteriorate very rapidly." | She agreed when Mr Myers said: "It can happen that a baby who is unwell can have resistance to infection, to keep running at a certain level, then deteriorate very rapidly." |
| The court later heard from nurse Kathryn Percival-Calderbank, a former colleague of Ms Lebty. | The court later heard from nurse Kathryn Percival-Calderbank, a former colleague of Ms Lebty. |
| Mrs Percival-Calderbank told the jury she has had "sleepless nights" over incidents at the Countess of Chester Hospital. | Mrs Percival-Calderbank told the jury she has had "sleepless nights" over incidents at the Countess of Chester Hospital. |
| Recalling a night shift in which Ms Letby allegedly administered a fatal amount of air into the bloodstream of Child D, she said: "The baby's monitor was showing she was desaturating and her heart rate had dropped." | Recalling a night shift in which Ms Letby allegedly administered a fatal amount of air into the bloodstream of Child D, she said: "The baby's monitor was showing she was desaturating and her heart rate had dropped." |
| Asked by prosecutor Philip Astbury if she noticed anything while assisting Child D, Mrs Percival-Calderbank said: "There was a rash on her trunk and arms. | Asked by prosecutor Philip Astbury if she noticed anything while assisting Child D, Mrs Percival-Calderbank said: "There was a rash on her trunk and arms. |
| "It was on her body from the chest downwards. | "It was on her body from the chest downwards. |
| "It was not like a normal rash that you would know if a baby was becoming septic. The blood vessels tend to more bluey. | "It was not like a normal rash that you would know if a baby was becoming septic. The blood vessels tend to more bluey. |
| "This seemed to be a largely mosaic-type rash and it was a reddy-brown colouring." | "This seemed to be a largely mosaic-type rash and it was a reddy-brown colouring." |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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