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01-08-2022, 07:01 AM
Chris Dyer
4 hours ago
A pregnant woman and her baby died two days apart after she caught Covid and was transferred to an unsuitable ward to treat her illness, an inquest heard.
Sumera Haq, 37, was eight months pregnant with her third child when she contracted coronavirus and started suffering severe stomach pain and worsening shortness of breath.
She was rushed to Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone, east London, and initially treated on a labour ward.
Two days later, on 9 August last year, the primary school teacher was transferred to a medical ward after her respiratory function worsened, but her condition deteriorated and she suffered a cardiac arrest three days later.
Her daughter Ayra Butt, was delivered by caesarean section, but she had no signs of life and despite medics trying to resuscitate her, the baby was pronounced dead just 15 minutes after being born.
Ms Haq was given emergency treatment, but her condition, caused by Covid pneumonitis, continued to deteriorate and she died on 14 August.
More details at: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/pregnant-mothe...26359.html
4 hours ago
A pregnant woman and her baby died two days apart after she caught Covid and was transferred to an unsuitable ward to treat her illness, an inquest heard.
Sumera Haq, 37, was eight months pregnant with her third child when she contracted coronavirus and started suffering severe stomach pain and worsening shortness of breath.
She was rushed to Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone, east London, and initially treated on a labour ward.
Two days later, on 9 August last year, the primary school teacher was transferred to a medical ward after her respiratory function worsened, but her condition deteriorated and she suffered a cardiac arrest three days later.
Her daughter Ayra Butt, was delivered by caesarean section, but she had no signs of life and despite medics trying to resuscitate her, the baby was pronounced dead just 15 minutes after being born.
Ms Haq was given emergency treatment, but her condition, caused by Covid pneumonitis, continued to deteriorate and she died on 14 August.
More details at: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/pregnant-mothe...26359.html
