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Charlie Jermyn died of sepsis after two midwives failed to assist mum.

Charlie died of suspected sepsis, a condition where the body’s response to an infection damages its own tissues and organs.

UK Mum Hayley says she was turned away from the Royal Cornwall Hospital after five hours on the maternity ward. She was told she was not ready for labour.

As a result Charlie was born in the toilet at their home in Penryn Cornwall.

But it’s what happened next that has left mum Hayley reeling.

The inquest heard, a midwife who came to visit Charlie in the hours after he was born missed two clear indicators he was unwell.

Charlie wasn’t feeding and was extremely sleepy.

He was also making grunting noises.

Instead of admitting mum and bub to hospital, the midwife failed to act.

Speaking at the inquest, head microbiologist Dr James Gray said Charlie “would probably have survived if he had been born in hospital and had access to treatment.”

Outside the inquest, The Sun reports mum Hayley said: “Charlie had a very invasive infection but he didn’t get given the chance to even try and fight it. Errors were made, wrong judgement calls and all we as a family have left is why?

“If lessons can be learnt so no other family have to walk this path then it is a positive. But nothing will ever make it right, or bring back our beautiful baby boy.

“Not a day goes by where we don’t question why? Why us? Why our baby? Did we miss something?

“Why didn’t I protect him from the illness? Why didn’t I protect the children from witnessing him collapse and CPR?”

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  • oh my gosh, this is a heartbreaking story… poor family

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  • This would be agonising for the family. You expect better of professionals.

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  • This is simply horrible! Poor baby. Poor mum! How could the midwife miss all those important signs? 🙁

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  • So very sad for the family. I’ve heard of this happening to a few families lately losing their young ones to Sepsis. I hope and pray it doesn’t happen to any more children.

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  • Lke gd

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  • This poor family. Another UK health blunder following what should have been routine. I was turned away from hospital with baby two because after a couple of hours, they said I wasn’t actually in labour. I was back an hour later and they reluctantly gave me a bed for the night. So bub was born in the ward a few minutes later, with two other young mums in there too nursing their newborns. Forget a birthing suite. At least I had follow up hospital care. Why would the hospital not admit this newborn for observation?

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  • That is so sad and tragic. Sometime people have a lot to answer for as it seems there were a number of human errors here that could have been avoided.

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  • How awful. I think sometimes you just have to go to the hospital and say to bad, I’m not comfortable at home. They shouldn’t be able to turn you away

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  • How tragic and sad. I hate reading stories about these preventable deaths. My heart goes to the parents.

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  • Poor mum and dad, I can’t imagine the pain they must be feeling.

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  • This poor mother and family – they did everything right – the health system let them down and a little life was lost as a result. I can’t begin to imagine the train and pain they must live every day. I hope lessons are learnt and policies changed to reduce the chances of this happening again.

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