Caesarean Death Mum Died of Natural Causes

The family of a mum who died two days after a Caesarean section at the Royal Oldham Hospital have rejected a coroner court's conclusion, vowing to keep fighting for "the truth."

Lisa Parkisson, 35, died on June 23, 2014, two days after giving birth to Zac in an emergency Caesarean section. On Friday, North Manchester Coroner's Court, which covers Oldham, confirmed a verdict of natural death, caused by sudden adult arrhythmic cardiac death (SADS).

Although the hospital was found to have shown shortcomings in the way it observed and documented Lisa's condition, this did not amount to neglect and there was no evidence that these shortcomings contributed to Lisa's death, said area coroner Lisa Hashmi.

The conclusion followed a length any complex inquest which included at times conflicting views from three medical experts. However, the coroner said this was not unusual at inquests, when evidence had to be tested thoroughly. At the end of the inquest, the coroner said there was a general agreement between the medical experts.

Gill Harris, Chief Nurse at the NHS trust, said:

"Lisa's death was tragic and wholly unexpected. We fully accept the coroner's findings following the inquest, confirming that sadly Lisa died from natural causes and we would like to again offer our sincere condolences to Lisa's son Zac, Zac's father Chris, and her family and friends for their loss. It is such a sad case."

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