Friday, January 8, 2010

Hospital administration error saves baby's life

A hospital administration error saved an unborn baby from dying in the womb after his pregnant mother was mistakenly called in for an extra scan.

Alfie Buckle could have died, three months before he was due to be born, after complications with the placenta.

His parents Emma, 28, and Gregg, 36, were completely unaware of the problem with their first-born - having been told he was completely healthy at a 20-week scan.

However, doctors spotted the problem just in time after Mrs Buckle was mistakenly called in for another scan, just six weeks later.

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