Mum's perforated bowel ordeal after scan error
Mum developed sepsis after scan error and now calls for better postnatal care for women.
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"No-one should have to go through what I did after having a baby."
— Natalie , Activist
"The impact on my life has been huge and I still live with the effects."
— Natalie , Activist
"If my experience helps improve care for even one mum, then it will have been worth it."
— Natalie , Activist
"Our investigations have identified concerning failings in how Natalie's condition was recognised and responded to as her condition worsened."
— Jade Elliott-Archer , Executive
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Mum developed sepsis after scan error and now calls for better postnatal care for women.
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