# Mum-to-be turned away bleeding and in pain – 8 days later her unborn baby was dead

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mum-to-be-turned-away-bleeding-and-in-pain-8-days-later-her-unborn-baby-was-dead/
- Published: 2026-10-28T04:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T04:49:22+00:00
- Original publisher: YorkshireLive Sheffield
- Original article: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/yorkshire-baby-dies-hours-after-34824388
- Topics: Sheffield

## Key points

- Ted died eight days after a severe birth-related brain injury.
- A coroner said hospital admission could probably have prevented the injury.
- The report highlighted a lack of guidance on babies lying diagonally.

## Summary

Ted Oliver Stewart died aged eight days after sustaining a severe brain injury during a difficult birth. A coroner said he would probably not have suffered the fatal injury if a doctor had recognised the significance of his position and kept his mother in hospital.

At 38 weeks and two days pregnant, Ted’s mother went to Sheffield’s Jessop Wing with abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. An assessment raised the possibility he was lying diagonally, but the junior doctor discharged her after consulting a senior colleague; no national or local guidance covered this situation. Labour began soon after she returned home, and Ted was born feet-first in an ambulance after his head became trapped. The coroner said hospital admission could have allowed an emergency caesarean or a supported delivery, and called for guidance to help clinicians manage similar cases.

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