A "brilliant" young mum-of-two tragically collapsed and died three weeks after giving birth by Caesarean section. Jasmine Donkin, just 20, developed deep vein thrombosis following the C-section.
It led to blood clots in her lungs, causing brain damage and cardiac arrest, an inquest heard. Deep vein thrombosis is the leading direct cause of maternal death in Britain and the NHS says the risk of developing it is greater for those having a caesarean section.
Medics deemed Jasmine was at a low risk of the condition so they opted not to give her an extended dose of blood-thinning drugs after the caesarean.
But Jasmine, of Herne Bay, Kent, collapsed at home and died just 22 days after giving birth to her daughter Callie-Grace. A post-mortem
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