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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7 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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8 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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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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60 h. 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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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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5 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 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 tragic home birth

Jennifer Cahill, 34, was 'really excited' about having a home birth, having had a 'traumatic' experience with her first child who was delivered in a hospital in 2021.

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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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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 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 saw 'most intense birth plan' before mum, 34, and baby died in home birth tragedy

New mum Jennifer Cahill died just four days after giving birth to her daughter Agnes, who died a matter of hours later, with a midwife noting the 'intense' home birth plan

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1 week ago Mum, 34, and baby who died in home birth tragedy had 'most intense birth plan' midwife had seen, court told

Community mdiwife, Andrea Walmsley said she was 'concerned' by Jennifer's birth plan

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