86 m. ago ‘Our babies were taken away in cardboard boxes and effectively put into landfill'

When Gina Jacobs gave birth to her precious stillborn baby boy, he was immediately taken away and she was told he would be given a proper burial. It was a devastating lie...

Politics

13 h. ago The tragic story of the mother and her baby daughter who died after a home birth went catastrophically wrong. What happened? The Daily Mail investigates...

Jennifer Cahill, 34, died shortly after giving birth to her second child at home. She suffered a repeat of the severe haemorrhaging she had experienced with her son the first time around.

Events

13 h. ago Pregnant Dianne Buswell sells off size 8 clothes for as little as £4 as Strictly star counts down to birth of first baby

PREGNANT Strictly star Dianne Buswell is selling off her size 8 clothing ahead of the birth of her first child. The Australian professional dancer, 36, and her boyfriend Joe Sugg, 34, will become first-time parents next year. Ahead of then, Dianne has the little matter of competing in Strictly with Nieghbours legend Stefan Dennis. The...

Economics

16 h. 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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17 h. 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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29 h. 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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38 h. ago Mum said 'I really want to do this' during home birth before she died with baby

While she was in the birthing pool and struggling with contractions, 34-year-old Jennifer Cahill repeatedly said she wanted to be 'a warrior', midwife team leader Julie Taylor said

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41 h. 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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43 h. ago Mother, 34, who died along with her newborn baby after opting for home birth against medical advice shouted 'I am a warrior!' as she struggled to deliver her daughter

Jennifer Cahill, 34, an international export manager, had made it clear she wanted a completely 'physiological' birth for baby Agnes Lily, with no drugs and minimal outside interference.

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51 h. ago Newborn baby's heartbreaking cause of death after dying with mum in tragic home birth

Jennifer Cahill tragically died with her baby girl after her home birth descended into 'chaos', an inquest has heard. She had suffered a 'traumatic' first birth in hopsital before she got pregnant with her daughter Agnes

Events

57 h. 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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62 h. 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

Events

64 h. 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.

Events

65 h. 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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2 d. ago BBC Morning Live star gives birth to first child and announces baby's name

BBC Morning Live star Michelle Ackerley has given birth to her first child with husband Ben Ryan, just weeks after she was rushed to hospital with a painful infection.

Society

3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. ago Mother, 34, who tragically died along with her newborn baby after opting for home birth told midwives she wanted a completely natural labour with no medication, inquest hears

Jennifer Cahill, 34, chose to deliver Agnes Lily at home after feeling 'unsupported' in hospital when she had her son three years

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3 d. ago Inside home birth that killed mum and baby from 'no painkillers' to sad 999 call

Jennifer Cahill, 34, delivered baby Agnes at her home supported by her husband Rob and two midwives in June last year. She had opted for a home birth after feeling 'unsupported' in hospital while delivering her son three years earlier, her partner said

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3 d. ago Tragic reason mum was driven to doomed home birth that killed her and baby

Rob Cahill, the husband of Jennifer Cahill, has explained why his wife wanted to deliver their second child at home following a 'stressful' experience with their first-born

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