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Thu 21st Jun 2007 by Ben Palmer.… 2007, the day before Mother's Day:
For the love of Jessica: The widower robbed of his wife by NHS blunders
Daily Mail, 17 March 2007
and the story was also told, shortly after the Inquest into Jessica's death, in the Sunday Telegraph:
'I remember following the ambulance, saying to the tail lights: Don't leave me, Jessica. Don't you leave me'
Sunday Telegraph, 4 December 2005 …
Your say
Fri 18th May 2007 by Ben Palmer. Although this site, campaign and petition is because of and in memory of Jessica, it is for the benefit of future Mums like her. These are just a few of the things that people have said and emailed since this campaign started.
"I am an Independent Midwife, a supervisor of midwives and writer. I …
It could be you
Fri 18th May 2007 by Ben Palmer.… the utter waste and needlessness of loss of life in this way, but am I not explaining it?
The NHS machine has treated Jessica's death as a statistic, collateral damage maybe, but has it learned? Have we as parents learned?
There really is no reason at all for women to die from infection after childbirth. It can stop and I hope it will stop, but first we have to accept that it is …
What is childbed fever?
Childbed fever is an infection of the womb in new mothers which can lead to septicaemia. If left untreated infection will cause organ failure and death - even in young, fit mothers.more»
What are the symptoms? »
Childbed fever: the facts »
What's the aim?
We would like every parent and every midwife and doctor to know that childbed fever is still a very real threat to a mother's life.more »
Can I help? »
Who is Jessica?
Jessica Palmer was a Mum. She died in June 2004, at 34 years old, of childbed fever caused by Group A streptococcus.more »
Recent updates
- British maternity wards in crisis
- No.10 has responded to our petition. Or has it?
- Maternal deaths are an outrage
- What is the point of twittering anyway?
- Look at the bigger picture
- MEOWS: Recommended
- 'Midwife numbers to fall short'
- Mrs Brown gives away a free plug
- Life saving treatment wanted asap
- Topic for discussion
Recent comments
- Jen on MEOWS: Ben, I have been visiting your site for almost a year and finally have the courage to post my story. I...
- michelle garton on Your say: i have just read your book Ben and was so moved by it just had to write to you and say...
- Kate Clifford on Maternal deaths are an outrage: Oh, and please make more frequent posts, I’m also thinking of...
- Kate Clifford on Maternal deaths are an outrage: Fantastic job you’re doing, I almost died while giving birth...
- C. on Your say: Hi Ben, I attended your ‘session’ at C&W today & would just like to thankyou so...
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