An inquest into Eleanor’s death previously found there was ‘an absence of monitoring of the foetal heart rate’ when Eleanor was born after her twin brother.
Nicky had already given birth to Lucas naturally, but her placenta burst whilst daughter Eleanor was still in the womb and she had been left with three midwives who had never delivered twins before, the 2018 inquest heard.When they tried to call for a doctor they were told all were busy in theatre, but Nicky was eventually transferred to theatre for an emergency caesarian section.Eleanor was born seriously ill and died six days later, with tests showing the placenta abruption had likely caused the baby a fatal brain injury.Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the.
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