British mother dies after hospital 'clerical error'

A first-time mother from Hampshire in England died in childbirth from a brain haemorrhage after a clerical blunder left her without specialist care despite both her mother and aunt dying from the same rare condition, an inquest has heard today.

Kelly Hutchings, 22, of Redlands Road, Fareham, became pregnant in the late spring of 2005 but no appointment was made, despite referrals by both her doctor and a midwife for her to see a consultant obstetrician to oversee her pregnancy.