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| Carson Allen Caesarean death caused by cut to head during surgery | Carson Allen Caesarean death caused by cut to head during surgery |
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| A baby died after suffering a massive bleed caused by a cut to the head during a Caesarean section, a coroner has concluded. | A baby died after suffering a massive bleed caused by a cut to the head during a Caesarean section, a coroner has concluded. |
| Carson Allen died three hours after being born at the City Hospital, Nottingham, on 3 July 2013. | Carson Allen died three hours after being born at the City Hospital, Nottingham, on 3 July 2013. |
| Consultant Andrew Simm told Nottingham Coroner's Court he did not believe the cut to the skull was responsible. | Consultant Andrew Simm told Nottingham Coroner's Court he did not believe the cut to the skull was responsible. |
| The coroner concluded the cause of death was accidental, after the scalpel went into the skull. | The coroner concluded the cause of death was accidental, after the scalpel went into the skull. |
| The inquest heard doctors were not carrying out an ordinary Caesarean section because the mother, Claire Smith, 38, had undergone a previous operation which complicated the procedure. | The inquest heard doctors were not carrying out an ordinary Caesarean section because the mother, Claire Smith, 38, had undergone a previous operation which complicated the procedure. |
| But the surgical team did not know the details of the earlier operation or the added complications it presented when they operated on Miss Smith who was 33 weeks pregnant, the inquest was told. | |
| Earlier in the hearing, Dr Simm said he was supervising a more junior colleague but was watching "like a hawk" and would have intervened if he believed there was a cut to the skull. | |
| A pathologist said there were parts of the head which were so soft it would be possible to penetrate without sensing any pressure. | |
| In a statement released after the verdict, Miss Smith demanded an apology from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. | |
| "From start to finish, my care was absolutely horrendous," she said. | |
| "When I eventually went into labour the doctor didn't seem to believe me but I assured her I was having the baby. | |
| "For Carson's life to end in the way it did is unacceptable. During my C-section, the doctor cut my baby's head so deep that he died. I will never forgive them for what they did." |