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An investigation has revealed that a newborn baby tragically died after hospital staff failed to wake his mother for essential monitoring before his birth. Sonny Taylor’s situation worsened due to a delayed emergency Caesarean section at Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital in Bangor, with his death occurring three days later from severe brain damage caused by a combination of sepsis and oxygen deprivation. His parents, Eve and Thomas, expressed their heartbreak, saying their son was “badly let down when he needed help the most.” The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board acknowledged the investigation’s conclusions and issued an unreserved apology for the shortcomings in care.
Eve Taylor, who was 29, was admitted to the hospital after her waters broke at 36 weeks of pregnancy. After showing signs of a possible infection, she was moved to the maternity ward for closer observation. Initial checks at 18:00 GMT showed both her condition and Sonny’s heart rate were normal. However, an internal report found that around 22:00, while Eve was asleep, the midwifery staff did not wake her up to carry out the required further observations or to monitor Sonny’s heart rate. Eve described the moment she woke up and noticed something was wrong: “When I awoke Sonny was not moving as much and I immediately knew something wasn’t right.” She recounted the following hours as “frantic, chaotic and terrifying.” A registrar later confirmed that the fetal heart rate was abnormal, yet Eve was mistakenly transferred to the labour ward, which delayed the emergency C-section until 02:03.
Further testing revealed that Sonny had been in distress for a considerable period and should have been delivered earlier. Following his birth, he was cared for in a specialist neonatal intensive care unit, but after consultations with medical staff, his parents decided to transition him to palliative care. Sonny passed away shortly after 19:00 on 3 October 2022. His death was recorded as resulting from brain damage due to oxygen deprivation and sepsis. Investigators stated that had the abnormal heart rate been identified sooner, the outcome would likely have been different.
Reflecting on their loss, Eve said, “We will forever cherish those precious but too few moments we got to spend with Sonny, but it broke our hearts having to say goodbye to him.” She also emphasized the importance of families’ voices being heard to improve future care: “Sadly, what happened to us was not an isolated incident. The least families deserve is for their voices to be heard so care improves for others.” Thomas added, “I don’t think we will ever get over leaving hospital and not taking Sonny with us to start a new chapter in our family together. Sonny will always be part of our family. We will always believe he was badly let down when he needed help the most.” The family received an undisclosed settlement from the health board, with their legal representative noting that no amount of compensation could make up for their suffering. The health board confirmed that steps have been taken to prevent similar tragedies and pledged to continue enhancing maternity care safety across north Wales
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