MaevesMummy
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Not sure how recent this policy is, but if you lost your baby recently (in the last couple of years) and she/he was confirmed alive at birth, and you did not get treated properly you could write to the NHS Trust quoting this telling them they are not following policy and procedures. You should have been able to register the birth.
"Dear Kelly,
I am pleased that you have arranged to discuss your care with the Trust; I would suggest that you try to speak to the Head of Midwifery and a Supervisor of Midwives if possible.
The legal perspective identified by the Nursing and Midwifery Council state;
A baby born at any stage of pregnancy who breathes or shows any other signs of life after complete expulsion from its mother is born alive; if such a baby dies after birth, the birth and the death must both be registered. Midwives Rules 2004 page 41
https://www.nmc-uk.org/Publications/Standards/
It is really important that you discuss the care with a midwife, as sometimes there can be muscle spasms in the baby which do not necessarily mean that the baby is alive.
If the baby does show signs of life and subsequently dies then this would normally be referred to as a neonatal death.
I hope this helps.
Best wishes
The Royal College of Midwives"
"Dear Kelly,
I am pleased that you have arranged to discuss your care with the Trust; I would suggest that you try to speak to the Head of Midwifery and a Supervisor of Midwives if possible.
The legal perspective identified by the Nursing and Midwifery Council state;
A baby born at any stage of pregnancy who breathes or shows any other signs of life after complete expulsion from its mother is born alive; if such a baby dies after birth, the birth and the death must both be registered. Midwives Rules 2004 page 41
https://www.nmc-uk.org/Publications/Standards/
It is really important that you discuss the care with a midwife, as sometimes there can be muscle spasms in the baby which do not necessarily mean that the baby is alive.
If the baby does show signs of life and subsequently dies then this would normally be referred to as a neonatal death.
I hope this helps.
Best wishes
The Royal College of Midwives"
