#Dad, #fought, #save, #newborn, #baby, #after, #sent, #home, #with, #constipation, #gave, #birth A father has told how he fought to save his newborn baby after his wife was sent home with constipation before she later gave birth. Jonathan Handy tried to breathe life into his prematurely-born daughter Jennifer, before she tragically died. Mum Sarah had given birth at home in agony, bleeding heavily and suffering from an infection, an inquest heard. Jennifer, who had been born at just 26 weeks, would likely not have died that day if the doctor who saw Sarah at Prince Charles Hospital, in Merthyr, South Wales, had not sent her home, Coroner Rachel Knight said. In a statement, the family said that they were "completely heartbroken and will never get over the tragic loss of our daughter". The doctor who saw Mrs Handy has since left the country and health bosses apologised saying they were "deeply sorry", reports Wales Online. Jennifer was one of 26 babies who lost their lives over a three-year period which are being investigated in a review by Cwm Taf University Health Board, from January 1, 2016, and the end of September 2018. Pontypridd Coroners’ Court heard that Mrs Handy had attended Merthyr's Prince Charles Hospital on April 9, 2017 after suffering from severe abdominal pain. The court was told Hrs Handy was initially seen by a midwife but had to wait two hours to see a doctor. When she was seen by the doctor, she said she was concerned that she was in labour. Mrs Handy said the doctor “reluctantly performed” performed a cervical examination which caused a significant bleed, but he described this as “normal”. After the examination, he told Mrs Handy she was suffering from constipation and prescribed her paracetamol and laxatives. He told her a blood test was not necessary as she had one the previous Tuesday which showed no signs of infection. Mrs Handy was discharged and returned home but she continued to bleed and despite taking the highest dose of paracetamol allowed, she was still experiencing intense pain throughout the day. In the early hours of the following morning, Mrs Handy felt as if she needed to push. She said: “I said to Jonathan something was wrong and asked if he would take a look. “I led down on the bed and Jonathan said ‘oh my god, I can see the baby’s head’. “I must have gone into shock because I was unable to move and I felt weak.” As Mrs Handy kept falling in and out of consciousness, Mr Handy called his mother Vivienne Handy, who lived next door, and called an ambulance. When he returned back to the bedroom he saw Jennifer on the bed by her mother. He said: “I placed her on the mattress and I could see she was moving her arms and legs. "Her head went back and her mouth was opening as she was gasping for breath. “I focused on her chest and I could see it wasn’t rising or falling. I rubbed her gently and said ‘come on little one, come on’.” Mr Handy tried to clear Jennifer’s airway and performed CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with the direction of the ambulance operator. Mr Handy’s mot
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