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Mother is told to 'book a slot' to deliver her dead baby by the Newcastle hospital that sent her home

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has admitted that Danielle Brown's daughter Maisie would have survived had Brown not been discharged from the Royal Victoria Infirmary while suffering from pre-eclampsia and showing signs of abnormal foetal heart rate. A consultant obstetrician had explicitly directed that Brown, a 31-year-old barista from North Shields, should remain in hospital until she gave birth — but a different consultant sent her home the next day. The trust has conceded a breach of duty and paid Brown and her partner Anthony Miller, 34, an undisclosed settlement.

Brown was dismissed as having a stomach bug when she rang the RVI the following day with concerns — she had to insist on being seen before medics confirmed Maisie had died at around 29 weeks.

'Nobody explained what had happened to Maisie — I was just given a booklet for bereaved parents and told to book a slot to give birth. Hearing that with no compassion angered me so much,' Brown said.

Miller described the three days between learning Maisie had died and giving birth as 'horrible — lying in bed holding that belly' knowing their daughter was no longer alive.

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