Heartbroken mother recounts the moment a doctor told her 'your baby is dead' after she was made to stay home and endure 'agonising' labour for six days Sarah Hawkins said she endured labour for 6 days before the death of her baby READ MORE: The harrowing reality of giving birth in NHS hospitals By Maria Okanrende For Mailonline Published: 11:15 EDT, 9 June 2024 | Updated: 11:16 EDT, 9 June 2024 e-mail View comments A mother has opened up about a series of failures by the NHS which led to the loss of her unborn baby. Sarah Hawkins was told to stay home for six days while she laboured in agony, only to deliver her daughter Harriet stillborn. Speaking in new ITV1 documentary Maternity: Broken Trust, she recounted her heartache in 2016 when her and then husband Jack suddenly realised she was giving birth at home and raced to the hospital, only to be told little Harriet was already dead.
The former couple are just one of many parents whose babies have allegedly died in the care of the Nottingham University Trust trust, and who have now launched a campaign for justice. Looking back, Sarah said her countless calls for help were ignored. 'It's been nearly eight years since Harriet died and I remember every second of it, it feels like it was yesterday,' she told the new documentary.
Sarah Hawkins has has opened up about a series of alleged failures by the NHS which led to the loss of her unborn baby (pictured with ex-husband Jack) Sarah described the events that led up to the death of.
