# Mother told to book an appointment to give birth to her dead baby

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mother-told-to-book-an-appointment-to-give-birth-to-her-dead-baby/
- Published: 2026-11-02T12:49:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T13:03:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16258559/mother-told-book-appointment-birth-dead-baby.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A trust admitted its care failures contributed to Maisie’s death.
- Brown had been sent home despite pre-eclampsia and warning signs.
- The trust apologised and changed its maternity assessment procedures.

## Summary

Danielle Brown’s baby, Maisie, died after Brown was discharged from hospital despite pre-eclampsia and concerns about the baby’s heart rate. Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust admitted that its care fell short and that Maisie would have lived if Brown had not been sent home.

Brown, 31, first attended Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary on 12 February 2023 and was discharged two days later. After returning with severe stomach cramps, she waited 90 minutes to see a doctor, who could not find a heartbeat; she was then sent home and later endured a ten-hour labour. The trust apologised, made changes to its urgent assessment procedures, and Brown received an undisclosed settlement.

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