Alisha Pegg: Docs tell mom her newborn daughter has died only to bring her to her ALIVE, then baby REALLY dies hours later
KENT, UK: A woman was left devastated after doctors told her that her newborn baby girl had died. However, 45 minutes later, they brought her daughter to her alive. But the infant, Grace, tragically died hours later and the local hospital apologized publicly to Alisha Pegg for failing to provide adequate care.
Pegg revealed that she went to the hospital after suffering pain and nausea on February 27, which was only 22 weeks into her pregnancy. "I was doubled over in pain and being sick, and when I phoned the doctors, they assumed I had a bladder infection," she said, according to The Sun. "I went in anyway, as I couldn't feel Grace move. When a midwife asked what the pain felt like, the first word out of my mouth was labor. Having given birth before, I knew what it felt like and my waters were leaking."
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Pegg said that she was given a "quick" check over and asked to go back home. "They did no dilation check, and no check to see if my waters were gone - the doctor did a bedside scan that lasted about a minute," she said. "I was told they could find a heartbeat but no movement, so they said she must have been asleep," she added. "I wasn't happy and I was telling them my body felt like it needed to push, but I was told to go home."
Pegg's mother picked her up and brought her home after her first visit to the hospital. However, they had to call the ambulance soon after when she went into full-blown labor. "At around 1.20am the pain got worse, I was being sick, sweating, the room was spinning. around 2.30am I realised something was seriously wrong, 2.40am I dialled 999 and 2.45am I had given birth at home, alone," she said. "I can't fault the paramedics, they were amazing. They did all they could do."
Grace was eventually taken to the neonatal emergency unit, and around an hour later, Pegg was told the baby had died. However, Grace was brought to her, alive, soon after. "I was told that Grace didn't make it, only for them to bring her up to me 45 minutes later, alive," Pegg said. "But they said they could not offer any medical intervention, and she died at 6.30am. I had to grieve my daughter twice." Pegg's narrated her ordeal in a Facebook post, saying, "Graces story needs to be heard, awareness needs to be made. Please share this post and help get her name out there."
A JustGiving page has been set up to raise money for a memorial bench at Pegg's local gardens. "I sadly lost my daughter, Grace in February 2021. I am looking to get a memorial bench in memory of Grace, this will be placed in Ashford memorial Gardens and any left over donations will also go to East Kent baby memorial gardens," Pegg wrote on the page. At the time of writing this article, £59 (approx $72) had been raised of the £1,000 (approx $1221) target.
Following Grace's death, Rebecca Martin, chief medical officer at the trust, said: "We are truly sorry that we didn't provide the standard of care and support needed. We have changed our practices and policies following Grace's sad death, including introducing further monitoring for those at risk of preterm labor. We will continue to ensure we provide ongoing support to answer all the family's questions."