'Our hearts are broken': Couple's twins die after 'lapses in care' at London hospital
Amber Lincoln and her partner Darren call for lessons to be learnt after tragedy A couple's twins, Anaya and Mael Lincoln, died after 'lapses in care' at London hospital. The twins were delivered by delivery team members but died shortly after their birth. The hospital's IT system allowed a staff member at an earlier pregnancy scan to select the wrong option, causing an entry on the system to cancel a cervical scan that still needed to be arranged for Amber. The Trust conducted an investigation into the incident and found that Amber Lincoln, who was part of her care, was unable to save her twins. Anaya had died before Mael was born, and the Trust has urged parents to share their experiences to make other parents aware of the tragedy.
公開済み : 2年前 沿って Daniel Keane の Health
As part of her care, Ms Lincoln should have undergone a cervical scan by 16 weeks. However, this wasn’t arranged after the IT system allowed a staff member at an earlier pregnancy scan to select the wrong option. This cancelled an entry on the system that a cervical scan still needed to be arranged for Amber, according to an investigation report conducted by the Trust.
“I felt that I went out of my way to raise these at the various appointments I had but it still felt like nothing was really happening and I had to always remind the medical staff or chase up for a cervical scan appointment.”
“Delivering Anaya and Mael was such a traumatic experience. The doctors in the delivery suite did everything they could to save them but sadly they couldn’t. It’s almost impossible to find the words to describe what it was like knowing Anaya had died before Mael was born.”
Ms Lincoln added: “The last few months and trying to come to terms with the events that happened have been awful. Sometimes I wish I had pushed even harder to be heard by the medical staff, but I know that I couldn’t have done or said anything more than I did.
“We’d give anything to turn back the clock and for things to be different but we know that’s not possible. All we can do now is share what happened to us to make other parents aware. By speaking out we just hope lessons can be learned as we wouldn’t wish what we’re going through on anyone.”