Lucy Crawford experienced a life-threatening delay in her emergency C-section due to staffing issues at a UK hospital, which is part of a broader investigation into maternity care failures.
Lucy Crawford, a 38-year-old lawyer from Bicester, shared her harrowing experience of nearly dying during childbirth due to a delayed emergency C-section at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Initially told that her severe discomfort was merely indigestion, it was only after significant deterioration in her condition that medical staff recognized the necessity for immediate surgical intervention. Her situation highlights serious deficiencies in hospital staffing and capacity during weekends, a critical time for maternity care.
