Kim Sampson, 29 and Samantha Mulcahy, 32 both contracted herpes and died after undergoing caesarean sections
Two new mums tragically died of herpes which they contracted after giving birth just six weeks apart at the same NHS Foundation Trust. Both women underwent caesarean sections at hospitals run by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and were attended to by the same surgeon and midwife
She asked to be discharged with Albie two days later but was in a lot of pain and was left barely able to walk. Her condition worsened over the following days and she was taken back to hospital by ambulance. The 32-year-old nursery nurse underwent 17 hours of contractions and after some concerning blood test results, she was taken for a C-section at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford. The operation is said to have been performed by the same doctor who delivered Ms Sampson's baby.
The post-mortem concluded that Ms Mulcahy had died from multiple-organ failure following a "disseminated herpes simplex type 1 infection". Herpes is generally passed on by skin-to-skin contact and almost 70 percent of adults have had one of its two strains by the time they are 25-years-old. "She was a wonderful, kind-hearted and loving daughter. She was also a fantastic mum to her two children.
"While time has moved on since Kim's death it's stood still for our family. Kim had her life ahead of her and not knowing why she died is the hardest thing to try and come to terms with.
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