‘Red flags’ in tragic home birth case

Caroline Lovell, 36, died in hospital 16 hours after delivering her healthy daughter at her Watsonia home in January 2012.

Intensive care specialist John Cade believes a rare condition known as amniotic fluid embolism contributed to the death of Ms Lovell.At 9.50am – about an hour after her daughter’s birth on January 23 – she fainted and this was one of the first “clues” that something was wrong, he said.“At this stage there should have been a red flag,” Professor Cade told the court.

Ms Lovell, 36, gave birth to a healthy baby but died 16 hours later in hospital following the home birth. Picture: Supplied If this happened at a hospital a medical emergency team would have arrived within “a minute if not seconds” to assess, treat and escalate the situation if need be, Professor Cade said.

Caroline Lovell,from Watsonia on her wedding day with her mother, Jade Markiewicz, who gave evidence at the hearing last month. Picture: Supplied

Always big news when a home birth goes wrong. Not a word about the botched births in hospital, gross interference in the birthing process and unnecessary cesareans.

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