Surgery to abort an unhealthy baby to save the life of its stronger twin went horribly wrong when doctors at a Birmingham hospital botched the operation and the healthy infant was terminatedHealthy baby terminated by accident at Birmingham hospital in horror mix upA mother was told her healthy baby had been terminated by accident in a botched operation to save its life. But, shockingly, surgeons terminated the wrong baby and they both died. Image: Birmingham Mail) Birmingham Mail)The fatalities were caused by several "basic errors", including patients falling off trolleys, early discharges, or being given the wrong test or medication. Another patient died after their oxygen tank was moved by mistake at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Dr Fiona Reynolds, chief medical officer at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Trust, blamed the shocking case of the twins on a "fatal error".

Source: Daily Mirror September 05, 2021 21:33 UTC