A midwife has been struck off after mistaking a baby's bottom for his head. Gaynor Rostron, 36, failed to realise she was dealing with a difficult breech birth - despite a scan showing the problem - putting the woman and her baby in danger.
Colleagues at Tameside General maternity unit in Manchester had previously reported that she did not carry out proper checks on a baby, allowing his heart rate to plummet before getting medical help.
Hospital bosses reported the catalogue of errors to the Nursing and Midwifery Council, who have now banned her from working as a midwife because of her incompetence.
NMC Chairman Catherine Duthie said: “Although breech presentations can be difficult to diagnose, in this case the baby was presenting feet first, so it was obvious that something was unusual. Furthermore, a record of an ultrasound scan was available to Miss Rostron.”
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