Fredericton ER death compounds grief for mother who lost baby
CBC
When Aimee Dunn heard that a patient died alone in the waiting room of a Fredericton emergency department less than four months after she lost her infant in the same ER, she felt grief and rage all over again.
"My baby looked perfect," said Dunn, who had to be delivered of a stillborn girl by C-section on March 23 at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital.
"They promised to do better. Now someone else is dead."
At the heart of Dunn's pain is why it took 12 hours for anyone to check on the health of her baby.
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Dunn, who was 35 weeks pregnant, says her medical history should have prompted her pregnancy to be a top concern.
At 30, Dunn had already had one miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy.
A diabetic from childhood, she came into the hospital wearing her insulin pump.
And her records showed she'd had lupus, an autoimmune disease that can raise the risk of pregnancy complications.
She said she'd been in the care of Dr. Erica Holloway, a maternal fetal specialist.
Dunn believed the maternity ward would take good care of her.
She knew its corners and its crannies, working there nights in housekeeping.
Her tasks include taking out the garbage, disinfecting equipment and cleaning up after women give birth in the labour and delivery unit.
"It can take up to an hour," Dunn said. "But none of this bothers me. I'm happy to do it. "
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