A three-day inquest into the death of Bernadette Horsey, 31, began on Wednesday.
A new mother who died in childbirth suffered a "profound, catastrophic collapse" which could not have been prevented, an inquest has heard.
At an inquest into the 31-year-old’s death, which began on Wednesday, Derby Coroner’s Court heard there was a "clear and critical change" in Mrs Horsey’s health within the space of 60 seconds.University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Dr Traves, who anaesthetised Mrs Horsey ahead of her planned caesarean section and was present during the operation to deliver Tim, said there were no concerns over her health until seconds before she entered cardiac arrest.He told the court that immediately following Tim’s delivery, he went to inject Mrs Horsey’s hand with oxytocin, as was routine, but he noticed her hand was in an unexpected position.
He declared she had become tonic, meaning her body had entered a seizure, just seconds after he had congratulated Mrs Horsey on the birth of her son.“It was not obvious what had occurred.”Dr Traves added that the injection of oxytocin would not have contributed to the reaction caused by the embolism.
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