'They should have come and checked the baby out': Inquest hears of doctors delays in seeing tragic premature baby who later died
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn on-call paediatrician did not assess a premature baby but instead told a concerned midwife to "put a sleepsuit on" him when she raised concerns that his temperature was still extremely low despite time in an incubator.
Kingsley Olasupo was born prematurely at Royal Bolton Hospital on April 8, 2019, alongside twin sister Princess. Although Princess was quite healthy, taking well to life outside the womb, Kingsley had a low body temperature and trouble feeding from the start of his life, with midwives putting the youngster in an incubator to help raise his temperature.
However, when he was still quite cold the next evening, and still feeding poorly, concerned midwife Nadine Wilson phoned the on-call paediatric doctor, who told her to put a babygrow on the tot and make sure he was wrapped up when leaving the incubator, an inquest has heard.
Just over a week later, on April 18, Kingsley tragically passed away after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and sepsis. READ MORE: Police appeal over incident in shop 15 minutes before dad, 24, stabbed to death The first day of the five-day hearing at Bolton Coroner's Court today (Monday) heard evidence from midwives about the first few days of Kingsley's life before April 11, when the youngster was transferred from the post-natal ward, where healthy mums and babies are sent after delivery, to one of the neo-natal units for more specific care.
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