Aniyah Winston
25 Jul 2018 · Coroner Alison Mutch · Manchester (South)
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. undetected breech births
“The inquest heard that [the deceased] was an undetected breech birth. By the time it was identified she was breech her mother was fully dilated. The inquest heard that there are undetected breech births are not uncommon and present particular challenges for those involved in care during labour. The inquest was told that it is the case that pre delivery scans are not routinely carried out to try and reduce the number of undetected breeches and midwives/doctors rely on external examination. The inquest”
Linked reports
Identical hazardConfidence 0.92 · high
Earlier report
“there is a small but significant rate of breech presentation nationally and that a significant proportion of breech presentations go undiagnosed.”
This report
“pre delivery scans are not routinely carried out to try and reduce the number of undetected breeches and midwives/doctors rely on external examination.”