10 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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11 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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11 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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12 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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13 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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14 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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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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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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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 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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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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2 w. ago Mum, 34, and baby died in home birth tragedy as heartbroken father pays tribute & says ‘we never heard the risks’

A MOTHER and her newborn baby died within hours of each other in a tragic home birth, an inquest has heard. Rob Cahill recounted details of his wife and baby's death after a home birth which has left him heartbroken. Jennifer Cahill, 34, never got to hold her "beautiful" baby Agnes after giving birth at...

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2 w. ago Mum, 34, and baby die after home birth tragedy as she never got to hold ‘beautiful’ child

Jennifer Cahill, 34, tragically died just hours after giving birth to her second child at home, an inquest has heard, with her baby daughter Agnes dying four days later

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2 w. ago Tragedy as mum, 34, and baby die after home birth as chilling warning 'not passed on'

Jennifer Cahill's husband Rob said his wife’s medical notes never stated that her choice to have a home birth was 'out of guidance', a court heard

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