Published 2 years ago

HMP Styal: Prisoner who had stillborn baby 'will never forgive jail'

Summary by Ground News

Louise Powell, 31, was serving eight-month sentence at HMP Styal in Cheshire. Prison nurse mistook her labour for period pain and failed to visit or assess her. Medical professionals were called three times over two hours as concerns grew. Ms Powell did not know she was pregnant and did not believe she could be.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

BBC News

HMP Styal: Prisoner who had stillborn baby 'will never forgive jail'

Louise Powell, 31, said she begged for an ambulance before her baby died at HMP Styal in Cheshire.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

The Guardian

UK inmate gave birth to stillborn in prison toilets, inquiry finds

Prisons and Probation Ombudsman recommends women be offered pregnancy test at arrival

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

The Independent

Woman gave birth to stillborn baby in jail after nurse said it was a ‘painful period’

Female inmate suffered ‘terrifying, painful and traumatic experience’ while giving birth to baby girl in prison toilet after opportunities to help her were ‘lost’, investigation finds

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Daily Express

UK prison hell: Inmate gave birth to stillborn in toilet after 'nurse mistook period pain'

A PRISON inmate gave birth to a stillborn baby in her cell block after hours of acute pain as a nurse said her bleeding was the result of a strong period, failing to recognise she was in labour.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Daily Mirror

Inmate delivers stillborn baby in toilet after agony dismissed as 'period pain'

The damning report highlighting HMP Styal's failings is the second probe into the death of a baby inside a prison in six months, highlighting massive failures in the country's system

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Metro News

Inmate had stillborn in prison toilet when nurse mistook labour for period pain

Staff at HMP Styal made a ‘serious error of judgment’, an investigation has found (Picture: MEN Media)A woman who didn’t know she was pregnant gave birth to a stillborn baby in a toilet because prison staff assumed she was just experiencing period pains.Staff at HMP Styal made a ‘serious error of judgment’ when they didn’t visit Louise Powell, 30, or properly assess her after she started bleeding in her cell block, an investigation has found. Th…

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.