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Preeti and Hrushi Joshi speaking with their solicitor, Navdeep Kainth.
Preeti and Hrushi Joshi bravely spoke to the media about the loss of their son, Ansh, when he was only 2 days old.
They chose to have a home birth, but it was abandoned after 4 hours. Preeti was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary by ambulance.
“I just didn’t ever, at any point, get the sense of urgency from them that something was badly going wrong, there were no alarms raised.”
They needed to perform an ultra-sound scan; however, on arrival it took around 30 minutes to locate the correct machine and one that was working properly.
“The equipment wasn’t available or serviced, which is reflected in the CQC report.”
Baby Ansh was eventually delivered by caesarean section, but he had suffered serious brain injuries. Preeti also suffered severe damage to her uterus (womb).
Ansh was taken to the neonatal intensive care unit after he was born; however, his injuries were too severe, and he sadly died 2 days later.
After Ansh’s death, Preeti said that a consultant told her “that when I was first taken to hospital she thought the baby was already dead, which was never communicated to me.”
Preeti and Hrushi said:
No parents “should ever have to feel the grief and trauma of coming home with their baby’s ashes in an urn, rather than their baby in their arms.”
“It wasn’t just a freak accident where we lost our son. It was actually a systematic failure all the way through.”
“We just fell through the cracks, that’s what it feels like, that there was the safety net was just pulled out from under us.”
“We were left at the mercy of them not listening to the patient, not looking at the whole picture, [and] getting a tunnel vision on one thing they want to focus on.”
“There should be an inquiry just like they’re doing in Nottingham, because until people are held to account … everyone’s just willing to brush it under the carpet.”
“They’re marking their own homework at the minute, but it’s happening for real and having read that, it validated what we think”.
“They need to dig deep and not just say ‘Oh well, this happened, let’s publish a report and then move on’ – they need to inquire properly.”
We are supporting Preeti and Hrushi to seek answers about what happened to baby Ansh, together with other families who have raised concerns about the care provided by Leicester maternity services.
If you have concerns about the maternity care that you or a loved one has received, please contact us for a no-obligation consultation on 0116 254 7456 or at enquiries@moosaduke.com.
