7 h. ago ‘Her baby died’: Afghan healthcare workers describe devastating impact of Taliban’s internet shutdown

Healthcare workers, speaking to a United Nations mission in the war-ravaged country, have described ‘devastating’ incidents impacting lives of ordinary Afghans during the Taliban’s 48-hour internet blackout

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10 h. ago Baby dies hours after being born to mum who 'tested positive for cocaine while pregnant'

An inquest heard that the baby was born at his mother's home in Builth Wells, Powys in Wales at around 24 weeks' gestation - around 16 weeks prematurely - and died the same day

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13 h. ago Baby dies hours after birth in 'unexpected' tragedy after mum uses cocaine

The baby died only a few hours after he was born through an 'unexpected' delivery and 'following his delivery, emergency services were called and attended swiftly'

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26 h. ago Mum and baby die in home birth tragedy as 'catastrophic neglect' found

A coroner concluded there were 'gross failures' to provide basic care in the antenatal care of Jennifer Cahill, and in the care both she and baby Agnes received during delivery.

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27 h. ago Mum and baby died in home birth tragedy after 'gross failures and neglect'

A coroner concluded that 'gross failures to provide basic care' contributed to the deaths of Jennifer Cahill, 34, and her newborn baby in June 2024

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28 h. ago Mother and her newborn daughter died in home birth tragedy following 'catastrophic' errors and a 'gross failure to provide basic medical care', coroner rules

Jennifer Cahill - described by her family as an 'amazing, attentive' mother - chose to deliver Agnes Lily at home after feeling 'unsupported' in hospital when she had her son three years earlier.

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28 h. ago Mother and her newborn daughter died in home birth tragedy following 'catastrophic' errors and a 'gross failure to provide basic medical care', coroner rules 

Jennifer Cahill - described by her family as an 'amazing, attentive' mother - chose to deliver Agnes Lily at home after feeling 'unsupported' in hospital when she had her son three years earlier.

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29 h. ago 'Catastrophically let down by mismanagement': Family of mum and baby who died after tragic home birth speak out

Jen Cahill's family have issued statements after both she and her baby died in a 'chaotic' home birth

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29 h. ago Mother and newborn baby who died in home birth tragedy were both victims of neglect, coroner rules

Jennifer Cahill - described by her family as an 'amazing, attentive' mother - chose to deliver Agnes Lily at home after feeling 'unsupported' in hospital when she had her son three years earlier.

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38 h. ago Newborn baby dies after being 'thrown 40ft from window by five

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The 21-day-old baby was killed in a horrifying incident in the Russian village of Vasilyevo, according to officials, as a criminal investigation is launched

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3 d. ago Baby boy died after his mum took cocaine during her pregnancy

The newborn was delivered at home around 16 weeks early and was taken to hospital where he sadly died - with antenatal cocaine exposure found to have contributed to his death

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5 d. ago 'Lack of confidence' impacted care of mum and baby who died in home birth tragedy

Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in hospital after giving birth at her family home in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, and her newborn child Agnes also passed away four days later, an inquest heard

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5 d. ago Tragedy as farm worker, 31, dies of devastating illness just weeks after being bitten by fly

Andrew Kane, who has a daughter, spent weeks in a coma, showing excruciating signs of recovery at various stages, before passing away on September 18.

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6 d. ago I let my son die because I was selfish and wanted my happy ever after, Baby P's mother tells public parole hearing

Tracey Connelly was forced to finally give answers this afternoon for the death of 17-month-old Peter - as she made a fresh bid for freedom 18 years after he was tortured to death.

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6 d. ago Mum dies saving baby from fire started by neighbour killing cockroach

The woman fell to her death as she tried to climb to an adjacent block of flats after a neighbour set her tower block on fire by using a makeshift flamethrower to kill a cockroach

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6 d. ago Mum Jennifer Cahill 'believed she was low risk' before dying in home birth tragedy

Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in hospital after she gave birth at her family home that she shared with her first child and her husband - their second baby, Agnes, also died

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7 d. ago Scottish woman 'faked entire pregnancy using bump and doll' before claiming her daughter had died

Kira Cousins is said to have pretended to have given birth to 'Bonnie-Leigh' earlier this month - but days later told the 'baby's' dad she had died when, in reality, there was no child.

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7 d. ago Mother, 34, who tragically died along with her newborn baby after opting for home birth wrongly believed she was low risk, inquest hears

Jennifer Cahill, 34, had suffered serious bleeding and needed two transfusions following the traumatic hospital birth of her first child, a son, three years earlier.

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7 d. ago Woman dies saving baby from fire started by neighbour taking part in dangerous social media trend

A mother died while rescuing her baby from an apartment fire in South Korea that began when a neighbour tried to kill a cockroach with a makeshift flamethrower, police said.

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7 d. ago Paramedics forced into 'impossible decision' before mum and baby died in home birth

Jennifer Cahill died in hospital after giving birth at her family home in Prestwich which she shared with her husband, Robert Cahill. Their second child, baby Agnes, died four days later

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