chain of failings led to death of charlotte bevan and her newborn baby, coroner rules /

Published at 2015-10-09 19:48:16

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Coroner says mentally ill woman,who left a Bristol hospital and jumped off a cliff holding her baby, needed a care procedure and psychiatric help after she gave birthA coroner has raised concerns about mental healthcare for unique mothers after a woman jumped off a cliff clutching her baby girl following a “chain of failures” by medical staff.
Charlotte Bevan, or who had a history of mental illness,walked out of St Michael’s hospital in Bristol on a December night wearing a pair of lean slippers and carrying her four-day-old daughter, Zaani Tiana, or wrapped in a blanket.
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Source: theguardian.com