6 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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7 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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9 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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10 h. ago 'Neglect' and 'gross failures' led to deaths of mum and baby in home birth tragedy

A coroner ruled Jennifer and Agnes Cahill died in a 'Victorian-aged tragedy' played out in the modern day

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34 h. ago Scots baby scandal mum faked a baby birth before Facebook friend claims

Kira Cousins, from Airdrie, is accused of deceiving her friends and family by wearing a prosthetic bump before pretending to give birth.

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4 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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4 d. ago Mum who broke records when she gave birth to 12lb 14oz baby didn’t think she’d survive pregnancy when son kept growing

A MUM who broke records when she gave birth to an almost 13-pound baby has admitted she "didn't think I'd survive" the pregnancy. Shelby Martin welcomed son Cassian into the world via Caesarean section in July, with hospital staff "collectively gasping" when he came out. Now, opening up about the birth for the first time,...

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6 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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7 d. ago Paramedics faced 'impossible decision' before both mum and baby died in home birth tragedy

Jennifer Cahill and her newborn, Agnes, both passed away.

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7 d. ago The 'impossible decision' faced by paramedics before mum and baby died in home birth tragedy

The inquest into the deaths of Jennifer Cahill and daughter Agnes continued at Rochdale Coroners' Court on Monday

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7 d. ago Exhausted mum's final wish before she and baby died in home birth

A mum who died with her baby after a traumatic home birth fought desperately to deliver her daughter, an inquest has heard, and before tragedy struck she shouted a frustrated plea

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9 d. ago New details emerge after tragic death of mum and baby in home birth horror

Jennifer Cahill sadly lost her life after she gave birth to her second daughter Agnes in June of 2024, but as the inquest continues further harrowing details have been revealed

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1 week ago Cause of death for mum who died with baby in home birth tragedy revealed

Jennifer Cahill, 34, died the day after she gave birth at her home in Prestwich and never got to hold baby Agnes - who lived for four days before tragically also dying

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1 week ago Cause of death of young mum who died with baby daughter in tragic home birth heard for first time

The inquest into the deaths of Jennifer Cahill and daughter Agnes in June 2024 continued at Rochdale Coroners' Court on Friday

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1 week ago Midwife wrote important notes on incontinence pad before mum and baby's home birth deaths

An inquest into the deaths of Jennifer and Agnes Cahill is taking place at Rochdale Coroner's Court

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1 week ago Mum who died with baby in tragic home birth said 'I want to be a warrior' as she began to struggle, court told

A midwife told the inquest that the mum was ‘beating herself up almost' as her home birth became troublesome

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1 week ago Midwife 'used incontinence pad to take notes' during home birth where mum and baby died

Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in hospital the day after she gave birth at the home she shared with her husband

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1 week ago Midwife 'made notes on incontinence pad' before mum and baby's home birth deaths

Midwife Andrea Walmsley broke down in court as she admitted to having taken notes on an incontinence pad during a tragic home birth which was followed by the deaths of the mum and baby

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1 week ago Midwife scrawled heart rates on incontinence pad before home birth tragedy that killed mum and baby

Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in hospital the day after giving birth at the property she shared with her husband in Prestwich, Greater Manchester.

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1 week ago Midwife scrawled heart rates on incontinence pad before 'absolute chaos' of home birth tragedy that killed mum and baby

A midwife, who had never resuscitated a baby before, told how she was overwhelmed by ‘blind panic’ as Agnes Cahill was born not breathing with an umbilical cord around her neck

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