An investigation has been launched after a mum-to-be was told her unborn baby had died when he had not. Hannah Cole, 26, of Wibsey, has complained after her treatment by medical staff during her pregnancy .
Her waters broke at 20 weeks and she was admitted to Bradford Royal Infirmary on October 9 due to bleeding when her pregnancy was at the 22-week stage. She says she was told by doctors on the following day, October 10, that they could not detect a heartbeat and her unborn baby had died.
She was booked in to be induced at the BRI on the following day, October 11. At this appointment, Miss Cole says her gut feeling was that her unborn son was still alive. This led to her asking for a second scan from hospital staff and here she was told instead that a heartbeat could be found for her baby.
Miss Cole says she has been through a harrowing experience and is relieved that her pregnancy is continuing. A Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spokesman says it apologises to Miss Cole for the distress caused to her, adding an investigation is under way.
Her unborn son will be Miss Cole’s fourth child. She revealed the different types of emotions and stress she went through during an emotional few days for her earlier this month.
She said: “It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions for me. It was harrowing when I was told, it was life-changing and then it was “It’s been absolutely crazy. I don’t know how they got it wrong.
“To be told different things in the space of a week has made my mind boggled. It’s been very stressful. I was happy about the outcome now. It was a very emotional couple of days. It was just relief when I was told that everything was fine.
