I had intended to post a mother-by-mother analysis of the publicly available obstetric details, to show how consideration of the pregnancies and births might have helped the court. But my scene-set…| Ripe-tomato.org
The parents were granted anonymity, so the court labelled the children chronologically as “Child A, B, … Q”. Here is the appeal court’s summary of the charges for which Letby was convicted in the first trial and the methods she used. In addition there was child K, for whom the original jury were unable to … … Continue reading →| Ripe-tomato.org
As far as I know, no obstetrician appeared as an expert witness at the trial. This may not surprise most people; the allegations were of murder and attempted murder in a neonatal unit. But it’s surprising to obstetricians, because almost all neonatal problems have their origin in pregnancy. Prematurity obviously, but much else as well. … … Continue reading →| Ripe-tomato.org
Background I am emeritus professor of obstetrics & gynaecology at the University of Nottingham and, until I retired in 2024, was a consultant obstetrician at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS…| Ripe-tomato.org