36-Year-Old Mother Begged Medical Staff to 'Not Let Me Die' but Died After Birth of Fifth Child Due to 'Basic Failures,' Report Says

Mar. 15, 2025

Laura-Jane Seaman died on Dec. 23, 2022.Photo:Laurajane Seaman Facebook

Laurajane Seaman Facebook

A mother died shortly after the birth of her fifth child due to hospital staff failing to “appropriately escalate” signs of a peritoneal hemorrhage, according to a coroner’s report.

However, two hours later, the mom from Witham, England (around 50 miles northeast of London) began to feel unwell and asked the hospital staff, “Am I bleeding?”

On Dec. 13, 2024, acoroner’s reportconcluded that “basic failures” to escalate her concerns led to her death from a “massive peritoneal hemorrhage” — just two days after giving birth.

Broomfield Hospital in Essex, England.Nick Ansell/PA Images via Getty

Nick Ansell/PA Images via Getty

Prior to her passing, Seaman begged staff to “not let me die” and told them she was “gushing,” according to the BBC.

Her complaints of feeling dizzy and experiencing numbness in her limbs were put down to dehydration. However, she continued to deteriorate and was given just a cookie when she lost consciousness.

“There were multiple missed opportunities to escalate and treat” Seaman, the coroner report stated.

Her heavy bleeding went undetected as no examination of her abdomen took place and a blood test that would’ve raised concerns about a drop in her hemoglobin was not chased for its results, the report added.

Seaman bled for hours before undergoing emergency surgery which uncovered four to five liters of blood in her abdomen, theBBC previously reported.

She died on Dec. 23, 2022, having suffered complications from the intra-abdominal hemorrhage.

Seaman’s family told the outlet “We urge all those involved in Laura-Jane’s care to reflect on the failures in her treatment. Nothing gave her more joy than being a mum. That’s all she ever wanted to be and that’s what she did best.”

The Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust told PEOPLE the coroner’s review will inform their efforts to improve maternity services at the Trust.

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“We extend our sincerest sympathies and condolences to the family of Laura-Jane,” said Diane Sarkar, Chief Nursing and Quality Officer for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

source: people.com