"I nearly lost my life due to the midwife pulling the umbilical cord"

Feb 1

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A mother's experience of Oxford University Hospitals Maternity Services in 2020:

I nearly lost my life due to the midwife pulling the umbilical cord with my retained placenta causing a major haemorrhage with baby number 1.

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