Nurse with poor staffing levels...

Nurse who laughed as woman gave birth to stillborn child banned from working at troubled health trust

• Terrai Mutasa treated Allyson Childs with 'contempt' during her ordeal
• Nursing and Midwifery Council will now assess her competency to practise

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 8:40 PM on 3rd January 2012

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A midwife who treated a woman with 'contempt' as she gave birth to a stillborn baby has been sacked from the troubled health trust where she worked.


Terrai Mutasa laughed at Allyson Childs for requesting painkillers amid the trauma of her labour and while doctors fought in vain to resuscitate 9lb 10oz Layla-Grace, who had been born with the umbilical cord around her neck.

In response to her request for a Caesarean at Queen's Hospital in Romford, the midwife allegedly said: 'Do you think that won't hurt? Believe me it will.' 

Digusted: Allyson Childs, pictured with partner Steve and daughters Danielle and Lucie-Louise, was treated with 'contempt' by a midwife while giving birth to a stillborn baby

Ms Childs said: 'I am angry and disgusted. I've been let down massively by the hospital. I want a full inquiry. No woman should have to go through what I did.'

Queen's Hospital has apologised to Ms Childs over this and a further complaint about the 'insensitive conduct' of an unnamed nurse who sent Ms Childs 'rude' texts hounding her to return medical files.

The trust running Queen's is under fire over its maternity care after five women died in 18 months. 


Complaints against Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust rose by a third from 2009 to 2010.

'Massively let down': The maternity unit at Queen's Hospital in Romford, Essex, where Ms Childs suffered her traumatic birth on September 24

Ms Childs claimed that during the traumatic birth Ms Mutasa treated her contemptuously. 


Ms Childs further claims Ms Mutasa told her mother to 'find the scissors' to cut the umbilical cord during the birth on September 24.


An internal report also reveals the hospital added to the family's distress by losing Layla-Grace's pink bib. Queen's apologised for this and for leaving the body in a bloodstained cot.

The hospital's chief executive Averil Dongworth met Ms Childs and her partner Steve, 25 - who await the results of a post-mortem examination - and told them she was 'moved and saddened' by their experience.

She said in a statement: 'I offered Ms Childs and her family our sincere apologies. We will not tolerate poor standards of care.

'The midwife involved in Miss Child’s care is no longer working at the trust.'


Ms Mutasa was referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council, which will probe her competency to practise.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2081806/Nurse-Terrai-Mutasa-laughed-woman-gave-birth-stillborn-child-sacked.html#ixzz1iVVLCpQF

Fish boots blood flow to the brain...

Fish could cut risk of dementia as it boosts blood flow to the brain

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 3:54 AM on 25th October 2011

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Eating fish may boost blood flow to the brain which could stave off dementia in later life, researchers have discovered.

The health benefits of a diet rich in omega-3, a fatty acid found in oily fish, have long been suspected, and the findings of two studies into its effects on young people suggest that it can improve reaction times in 18-35 year olds as well as reducing levels of mental fatigue after they perform tough tasks. 


Although the results suggest that, contrary to popular belief, taking omega-3 or fish oil supplements may not have an impact on the mental performance of young adults, the researchers at Northumbria University say the increased blood flow to the brain it caused could be important for older people. 

Delicious: Not only is fish tasty it could also help fight dementia because it is rich in Omega-3

Lead researcher Dr Philippa Jackson said: ‘These findings could have implications for mental function later on in life. The evidence suggests that regularly eating oily fish may prevent cognitive decline and dementia, and increased blood flow to the brain may be a mechanism by which this occurs.

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'If we can pinpoint both the behavioural and brain blood flow effects of this fatty acid in older healthy people, then the benefits for those with mental degenerative conditions associated with normal ageing could be that much greater.'
Researchers now plan to conduct a study on omega-3 use in people aged 50-70.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2053066/Fish-cut-risk-dementia-boosts-blood-flow-brain.html#ixzz1iPOjiH3z

Instead of 80mg, the baby was given 500mg...a FATAL dose of antibiotics

'Their mistake took my boy away': Family search for answers after baby, 6 months, given a fatal dose of antibiotics

Last updated at 5:41 AM on 27th October 2011

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A six-month-old baby has died in hospital after medical staff mistakenly gave him an adult dose of antibiotics.

The baby boy, who death was yesterday ruled an accident, fell into a coma shortly after arriving at the emergency room of a hospital in Brooklyn, New York.


Amaan Ahmmad was brought in with a high temperature on Friday, and doctors diagnosed him with pneumonia. relatives said.

Tragic: Six-month-old baby Amaan Ahmmad who was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday fell into a coma and died on Tuesday. Family say he was given an overdose of antibiotics 

Mother Ummay Sultana said her son was still well enough to play when he arrived at the hospital. She told NY1: 'He was a pretty, good boy.
'He never since he born, he never had vomiting, fever, nothing. This is the first time he got sick.
'When he went to the hospital, he was playing with me.'

Cousin Jhora Akther told the New York Daily News. 'We love this baby.
'Oh, my God. It's just so messed up. His life was over in a second. I just can't believe it.'

The baby's parents brought him to Brookdale University Hospital on Friday when they realised he was ill, Akther said.

As there were no hospital beds available the baby was put on an IV antibiotic drip, while still in his stroller.

 

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But immediately after starting the drip, containing the antibiotic Zithromax, the tiny baby reacted badly.

'He turned blue,' Akther said. 'Not even a second. The medicine went in, and he is finished.'


The baby went into a coma and was on a life support machine until Tuesday.


The cousin said the baby was given 500 mg of the antibiotic, but she was later told that the appropriate dose was 80 mg.

Devastated: Mother Ummay Sultana said her son Amaan Ahmmad was still well enough to play when he arrived at the hospital. 

Child: The baby boy fell into a coma shortly after arriving at the emergency room of a hospital in Brooklyn, New York. 

The nurse who administered the lethal dose has been sacked, relatives told the Daily News. Hospital officials did not confirm this version of events.


'We are investigating the circumstances of this tragic incident and express our condolences to the Ahmmad family,' spokeswoman Ruth Richman said in a statement.

Loving: Father Amain Ahmmad is originally from Bangladesh 

Mistake : Relatives said the baby was given 500 mg of the antibiotic, but were later told that the appropriate dose was 80 mg.

'Someone's mistake took him away,' Akther said. 'I can't accept that. In America, that's unacceptable.'

Amaan's parents, Ummay Sultana and Amain, are originally from Bangladesh.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2054004/Family-accuse-hospital-giving-baby-pneumonia-fatal-antibiotics-overdose.html#ixzz1iDfwFY00