Ana Maria Denzo, 30, from the Philippines, bled to death in February 2005 after her operation at the Northwick Park Hospital where she was working as a nurse.
Coroner Andrew Walker from North London documented that Denzo's death was caused by neglect and failures in her care.
During labor, she took the drug oxytocin which stimulates contractions but made no progress. The coroner ruled that Denzo's death was contributed to by neglect. The delivery of the baby should have occurred when the oxytocin was taken. It only produced hyper contraction in the uterus but was no help in the progression of her labor.
After giving birth to her baby girl, Denzo experienced hemorrhage and was brought back to surgery. There, she was given a hysterectomy. Overnight, she lost up to 10 liters of blood.
Elizabeth Robb, director of nursing and midwifery at the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, said that they accept the verdict. They understand that this has been distressing for Arnulfo Denzo, Denzo's husband, and for the rest of her family.
The Trust hopes that the inquest had somehow given them (the family) a clearer picture of what had really happened and that it is sincerely apologetic for the shortcomings in providing care for Denzo.
Robb added that since Denzo's death, a new policy had been developed on the management of major obstetric hemorrhages.
