Woman Left Alone to Labor Drowns in Tub
By Danell Swim
February 27, 2008
A pregnant woman lay drowning in a hospital bath just as she was about to give birth after staff left her unattended for 45 minutes - despite being told she had a history of fainting attacks, an inquest has heard.
Doctors managed to save Lorraine Maddi’s baby son, who was delivered by caesarean section after she was discovered unconscious in the bath, but the 31-year-old estate agent died eight days later.
Midwives left her unsupervised in the bath despite being told she would sometimes collapse during stressful situations.
Staff at Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop, Notts, failed to check on her because they all assumed she would not be left alone, the Nottingham inquest heard.
Her husband Phaninder Maddi now intends to take legal action against the hospital authorities.
He was in India when his wife went into labour and was admitted to the hospital on June 1 last year.
A midwife suggested Mrs Maddi took a bath to help with labour pains and family friend Paul Guthrie, who was accompanying her, left the hospital to collect some items.
But before leaving he informed midwives of her condition and told them to keep an eye on her.
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That’s really horrible. Poor woman.