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Mother whose newborn died after failed hospital checks was 'terrified and alone'
Sonny Taylor died aged three days after suffering a severe brain injury caused by lack of oxygen and sepsis in October 2022
A mother whose newborn baby died after hospital staff failed to wake her for checks before he was born told an inquest she felt "terrified and alone".
Eve Taylor, 29, was admitted to Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, after her waters broke early at 36 weeks and was identified as having signs of potential infection.
She was due to be monitored again later that night, but a midwife decided not to wake her up. Taylor awoke hours later and was rushed for an emergency C-section.
Sonny Taylor died of a brain injury three days after being born on 3 October 2022, with a coroner saying his death was preventable.
Betsi Cadwaladwr University Health Board has apologised and admitted failings in care.
During a full inquest hearing at Caernarfon, the coroner's court heard how initial monitoring showed both mother and child were well, with antibiotics given in case of an infection.
In a statement read out in the hearing, the mother said she later woke up "feeling an intense fear".
"Instinctively, I felt that something was wrong and I needed help," she said.
Taylor told a midwife that her baby did not appear to be moving as usual.