A hospital trust apologized after a mother claimed her child died, was then alive, and was told dead again.
Alisha Pegg says she was sent home from her William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent despite having been born premature.
, she gave birth to Grace at home and the two were rushed to the hospital.
Alisha is first told that Grace has died and hours later she says she was brought in alive before the baby died.
Pegg said she was just 22 weeks pregnantand went to the hospital on February 27 feeling pain and nausea.
18} She said: 24}"I had given birth before, so I knew what it was like to give birth, but it was leaking water."
Despite her mother's protests, Instead, she said she was sent home after undergoing a "brief" examination.
She told the BBC:
She added:
"She was told she must be asleep because she was told that her heart was beating but not moving.
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I had to push him, but he told me to go home.”
Hours after his initial visit to the hospital, Mr. Peg was picked up by his mother and brought home. was taken to
"At about 1:20 am the pain got worse, I was feeling sick, I was sweating and my room was spinning around. I called 999 at 2:40 am and gave birth alone at home at 2:45 am," she said. they did everything they could.
When the two returned to the hospital, they were separated and Grace was taken to the neonatal emergency room, she says.
About an hour later, Ms was told that Peg's baby had died.
Grace was then brought to her alive, she says. 78}
"But they said they couldn't provide medical intervention and she passed away at 6:30 am. I had to grieve my daughter twice.
Trust Chief Medical Officer Rebecca Martin said:
"In the wake of Grace's tragic death, we have changed our practices and policies, including more monitoring of those at risk of premature birth.
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