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- ITV News
'Our four-day-old daughter shouldn't have died — we don't want anyone to go through what we have'
"It wasn't meant to happen." Those are the words of parents who lost their four-day-old daughter following a "serious failure to provide basic medical care" at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, Gwynedd. Etta Lili Stockwell-Parry died in July 2023. A coroner described the case as "one of the most distressing cases" she had ever had to deal with, and said negligence by the health board had contributed to Etta's death. Laura and Tristan Stockwell-Parry say the pregnancy was uneventful, with no indication of any problems. "Everything was fine throughout the pregnancy, we were looking forward to becoming parents for the first time," said Laura on S4C's current affairs programme, Y Byd ar Bedwar. Etta was born in a critical condition at Ysbyty Gwynedd on July 3, 2023. She required immediate resuscitation and was taken to the special care baby unit. Laura said: "I just felt like I was looking at someone else's life. They were telling us throughout the labour 'happy baby, happy baby' so we had no reason to worry, no reason to expect her to be born in the condition she was in." At the special care baby unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd, doctors were unable to provide the level of critical care Etta needed. Later that morning, she was transferred to Arrowe Park Hospital near Liverpool for specialist treatment. 'Goodnight' By July 7, 2023, it was determined that Etta had suffered a severe hypoxic brain injury, due to a lack of oxygen during the birth. With the support of their family and doctors, Laura and Tristan made the heartbreaking decision to withdraw Etta's life support. She passed away peacefully in Laura's arms. Tristan said: "It was such a difficult time. We did not want her to suffer. We said goodnight. 'Nothing can prepare you for making a decision like that - and then facing the drive home with the car seat empty. That journey was heartbreaking.' Their lives had changed forever. Laura said: "I blamed myself. I questioned If I could have done anything differently? We didn't have any answers, there were so many questions in our heads. Leaving her there was the worst thing." Three months later, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board provided the family with a serious incident report. The report concluded that multiple failures occurred in the care of Laura and Etta during the pregnancy and birth. One of the most significant was that midwives failed to notice, on three separate occasions, that Etta was not growing in the womb. It also emerged that mistakes were made while monitoring Etta's heartbeat before birth, with Laura's heartbeat mistakenly recorded instead of the baby's. "That did scare me because it was 43 minutes... that's a long time - it's something quite basic," Laura said. The report also stated there was a significant delay before recording Etta's temperature after she was born, and that doctors should have used another airway device to assist her breathing at the time. In May this year, a coroner came to the conclusion that there had been several serious failures to provide basic medical care before and during Etta's birth at Ysbyty Gwynedd. "She should be here with us, it's really difficult," said Laura. "I feel that the inquest did help us process in a way and that the coroner herself recognised that there was neglect, failing in basic care.' 'Poor care' Charlene François is a midwife with almost 40 years' experience. She is also an expert witness and has given her opinion in cases all over the world, including in Wales. Ms François said Etta's death could have been avoided if Laura had been transferred to the labour ward to be continuously monitored because she was a small baby. "It's not acceptable," she said. "They didn't do the measurements correctly, it's poor care. The standard of care is very low and it shows that there is a lack of training among staff." Angela Wood, executive director of nursing and midwifery services at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, said: 'We wish to express our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to Mr and Mrs Stockwell-Parry following the heartbreaking loss of baby Etta. 'Since this tragic event in July 2023, we have conducted a comprehensive review of the care provided and taken decisive action to address the issues identified. We are committed to learning from this experience and have introduced a range of measures to enhance our training and clinical oversight, ensuring the best possible care for both mothers and babies.' Last year, Tristan and Laura welcomed their son Esra into the world. They chose for Laura to receive care and give birth at Arrowe Park Hospital near Liverpool, rather than at Ysbyty Gwynedd. Laura and Tristan said they don't want others to endure the same loss they have suffered. "It wasn't meant to happen and we don't want anyone to go through what we have. People say it gets easier with time, but it doesn't. "She is our little girl. She made us parents. She will be our little girl forever."
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Travel + Leisure
13-06-2025
- Travel + Leisure
This Little-known California River Has Some of the Country's Best Rafting—Here's What You Need to Know
Our collective nerves spiked the instant we arrived at the Kern River. A steely quiet came over Erin, my partner, as she eyed its waters, which flow with visible fury through the southern foothills of California's Sierra Nevada. Her daughter, Etta, who was a day shy of turning 13, had a similar reaction. I knew this to be their shared method of armoring up for the unknown—and a wholly appropriate response to the occasion. Bobbing at the river's edge was a blue rubber raft in which we were to spend the next two days navigating 20 miles of turbulent whitewater. From left: Goats feeding on cottonwood leaves at Cuyama Buckhorn; hiking with goats at Cuyama Buckhorn, an activity led by head bartender Sam Seidenberg. Yasara Gunawardena Still, their silence amplified my own jitters. We were on a new trip from Momentum River Expeditions, an Oregon-based outfitter specializing in luxury-tinged rafting adventures throughout the American West. It was also something I'd been itching to do for the better part of my life. When I was growing up my father ran rivers often, relating his exploits in a highly infectious, off-color poetry and always assuring me that I would join him once I was old enough. But when I turned 13—generally the age when you can trust a kid to handle a paddle in serious rapids—my dad moved away and started a new family. Our relationship descended into estrangement and our would-be rafting trips, like so much else, failed to become a reality. Suffice to say that, three decades later, it was a touch loaded to be on my first multiday rafting trip with my chosen family of Erin and Etta—and especially for it to be on the Kern, which Erin introduced me to. Fed by the snowmelt of Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the continental United States, the 165-mile river winds through the Sequoia National Forest, a majestic landscape that has long held sway over seasoned fly-fishermen and hardened river rats. Though only three hours by car from Los Angeles, where we live, it's a region of California that's remarkable not just for its rugged splendor but also for the absence of crowds and Instagram-friendly curation that have come to define more popular parks like Joshua Tree. This is what Erin loved about the area, which became one of the first things I loved about Erin after she took me for a long weekend early on in our relationship. Over the years, she, Etta, and I have driven up often—including, at my prodding, for a half-day rafting trip back when Etta was eight. From left: A guest tent at the new Momentum River Expeditions base camp; an appetizer of baked cheese with chimichurri, served at the Momentum base camp. Yasara Gunawardena This adventure would be a very different beast: more challenging rapids, to say nothing of the sense of immersion that any rafting junkie will tell you comes only by making the river your home for a few days. As one of Momentum's 'Wilderness Gourmet' trips, it would also introduce us to the singular flair the company brings to such excursions. We'd end our first day at its newly constructed base camp, where we'd indulge in a multicourse feast prepared by Matthew Domingo, a chef who helped Momentum pioneer these journeys 15 years ago. After a tutorial on paddling commands and basic safety, our guide, Shana Sims, led us to the raft we'd be using. My family was in the lead raft in a flotilla of three carrying a total of 15 guests, and as we were whisked into the Kern's current, something extraordinary happened: our anxieties evaporated. Sims played a key role in this. A sinewy spark plug of a woman and veteran of a number of Momentum's runs—the Salmon in Idaho, the Rogue in Oregon, the Tatshenshini in Alaska—she had a manner, at once chill and focused, that instilled confidence. But equally critical was something that often gets eclipsed by the air of adrenalized machismo that defines rafting culture—namely, how relaxing it is. From left: Momentum River Expeditions guests approach their rafts on the Kern River; playing in the Kern at the end of a day's rafting. Yasara Gunawardena Yes, there is the whitewater, which we'd come to learn could at times be steadfast in its determination to rip our bodies from the raft. But most of the trip was dominated by a drift that was languid, meditative, sharpening the pixels of the present tense in a way that is increasingly rare in our pixelated age. As we were moved, quite literally, by the landscape, everything around us took on an almost Technicolor quality. The whirlpools that appeared as fast as they vanished. The shifting light on the granite boulders that peppered the hills. The silhouettes of hawks circling overhead. The grins, giggles, and gasps of the people I cared about most in the world. When we reached a particularly calm section of river, Sims made an announcement: 'If anyone wants to take a swim, now's the time.' From left: Paddles await rafters on the banks of the Kern River; the author paddling on the Kern. Yasara Gunawardena Erin jumped in. I followed her. The water was an icy whoosh—and a veritable elixir on that nearly 100-degree day. Her daughter may have been the one turning 13 that weekend, but, just then, it was Erin who became the teenager among us. 'Oh my god!' she hollered. 'This is freakin' AMAZING!' On past trips, we had beelined from L.A. to one of the tumbledown motels in Kernville, the area's quaint main town. Our days there tended to revolve around wandering the Sequoia National Forest's many mountain paths, the Cannell Meadow Trail being a favorite; lounging in the hot springs along the river; and taking in the sunset from Kern River Brewing Co., a restaurant with sweeping views of the valley. From left: Cuyama Buckhorn, a converted motel; a guest room at Cuyama Buckhorn. Yasara Gunawardena But in keeping with the ad-hoc theme of our weekend, we opted this time to drive up via the Cuyama Valley, which unfurls at the border of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and is two hours from both L.A. and Kernville. Our last rapids, Pinball, proved to be the most accurately named. Our destination was Cuyama Buckhorn, a roadside motel that in recent years has been made over into a stylish resort with vintage flourishes, such as bocce courts and firepits ideal for roasting s'mores. While all that sounded like a lovely complement to the comparable grit of a rafting trip, we gravitated to the Buckhorn largely for goat hiking, a new experience the property can arrange for guests. This is more or less what you're thinking: a hike accompanied by goats—specifically the trio of sturdy pack goats that live in the care of the hotel's trail guide and head bartender, a rangy, affable guy named Sam Seidenberg. Erin and I had an ulterior motive. While we wanted to do something special for Etta's birthday, we also wanted to test a hypothesis: Would the addition of goats bridge the gap between Etta's total lack of interest in hiking and our love for it? The lobby of Cuyama Buckhorn, a converted motel on the author's route from L.A. to Kernville. Yasara Gunawardena The answer was yes. After a day spent lounging at the Buckhorn's pool, we met Seidenberg and his goats and set off into the foothills of the Sierra Madre. As California quail darted through scrub oaks, Seidenberg foraged for various ingredients—purple sage, yerba santa, manzanita berries—to create celebratory mocktails. One of the goats, with the regal name of White Ledge, carried the ice and bartending gear—serving, in essence, as an elegantly horned bar cart that was more than happy to be fawned over by a blissed-out Etta. After the hike, we ended the evening at the Buckhorn's bar-restaurant, a woodsy den of taxidermy where the kitchen dazzled us with a meal featuring produce from local farms and a tomahawk steak of epic proportions. Knowing we'd be on a river 10 hours later gave the moment a distinctly Californian feel, a little like one of those aimless weekend road trips that evolves into a transporting adventure. Swimming in the Kern River. Yasara Gunawardena 'This is…crazy,' whispered Etta when, after drifting 10 miles down the Kern, we arrived at Momentum's base camp. An enclave of safari-style tents set atop wooden platforms—inside two of which, as if by magic, our luggage awaited—the experience was like being shipwrecked in a place you never want to be rescued from. Adirondack chairs were fanned out along a small beach on the riverbank; there was a cornhole situation, and board games and decks of cards were piled up by a communal table. At a makeshift bar shaded by a sycamore tree, one of the guides was mixing cocktails that contained pisco and ginger. Crazy indeed. Meanwhile, Chef Domingo was busy preparing dinner at the impressive camp kitchen, which faced a table laden with wines from nearby Paso Robles. What followed was a family-style meal loosely inspired by Peruvian-Asian cuisine: heirloom tomatoes flecked in tomato powder and tossed with crispy shallots; a tangy ceviche of shrimp and whitefish; marinated hanger steak with an aji amarillo paste; and roast chicken in verde sauce. To eat like this anywhere would have been a treat; to eat like this in the wild, after a day on the water, felt downright illicit. When a dessert of tres leches cake arrived, swimming in frozen cherries, Etta's contained a candle to mark the start of her teens. The Kern River, with the Sierra Nevada rising behind it. Yasara Gunawardena After being lulled to sleep by the river, we woke to an equally decadent breakfast that, Domingo explained, was an homage to the region's Basque community, which dates back to the shepherds who came to work on area ranches from the late 1800s onward. Along with eggs piperade, a dish made with a ragoût of tomatoes and peppers, there was a gratin of caramelized leeks and shredded potatoes. So delicious and leisurely was it all that I'd almost forgotten we had another full day of rafting ahead of us. Back on the river, we were all more comfortable, having developed a Pavlovian response to Sims's various commands: 'LEFT SIDE BACK!' 'LEAN IN!' 'BACK ON THE JOB!' On calm sections of the river, Sims gave both Erin and Etta a chance at the helm; she also let Etta 'ride the bull' through some midsize rapids—which is to say Etta took them on while straddling the nose of the raft, feet dangling over the edge and holding tight to a rope in the manner of, well, someone riding a bull. The author and his family dining at Momentum's communal table. Yasara Gunawardena The day ended in an exhilarating rush: three pounding Class IV rapids in quick succession. Despite their intimidating monikers—one was called Eat Rocks and Bleed—the experience was far more exhilarating than harrowing. Then came our last one, Pinball, which proved to be the most accurately named. I can't say what happened exactly, but as we paddled into it the raft buckled and, for a second that felt like an eternity, Erin was directly above me, somehow both airborne and still seated in the nose of the raft, which was now folded like a taco. We both looked back for Etta, who was still technically in the raft, yet also shoulder deep in Kern, since the back half of the raft was fully submerged inside a churning hydraulic of water, with Sims somehow holding onto both her oars and Etta's life jacket. Then—boom—the raft was spat out of the rapids, all of us still in it, laughing maniacally as we high-fived with our paddles. An antiques store in Kernville. Yasara Gunawardena Pulling into shore, Sims asked us to name our favorite part of the trip. I knew immediately what my answer was: sharing this experience with Erin and Etta. I'd spent most of my life thinking of such trips as something my father did and that I'd missed out on. Now I understood: he was the one who had missed out. I also knew, from the slight quaver in my cheeks, that were I to attempt to say any of this out loud, it would not be only river water dampening my face. 'Pinball,' I muttered. 'That was nuts!' A version of this story first appeared in the July 2025 issue of Travel + Leisure under the headline "Making a Splash."
Time Out
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Photograph: Kristoffer Paulsen
June 2025 update: This winter, head chef Lorcán Kan is dishing up one of his all-time comfort dishes: steaming hot bowls of coconut curry laksa. Kan's take is an intensely fragrant broth of lemongrass, garlic, makrut lime, galangal and chilli, generously loaded with a mix egg and rice noodles, housemade golden tofu (Etta fans know), fresh herbs and a lusciously loud Nonya sambal. And that's not even the end of it. Each god-level soup will be served with a stick of deep-fried dip-it-yourself school prawns, inspired by the Malaysian street-food vendors known as skewer aunties – who make the steamboat-style skewered meats and seafood known as lok-lok. Additional lok-lok of housemade fish balls and satay grilled chicken will also be available for $8 a pop. The laksa is available for $30 and will be served from Etta's front bar every Wednesday night until the end of August. Move fast, though; there are only 20 serves available a week and your best bet is to book ahead. - Lauren Dinse The below review was originally written in December 2023. Please note that chef Rosheen Kaul (whom this review references) departed the restaurant in April 2024, with new head chef Lorcan Kan now steering the ship. We have since re-visited the restaurant and believe the quality of its offering continues to warrant a five-star rating. ***** Time Out Melbourne never writes starred reviews from hosted experiences – Time Out covers restaurant and bar bills for reviews so that readers can trust our critique. Etta has been hot on everyone's lips since it entered the Brunswick East dining scene –particularly since head chef Rosheen Kaul joined the kitchen in 2020. In the culinary world, countless awards and glowing reviews often breed scepticism but a recent Tuesday evening dinner proved the praise is just as warranted as ever. We were seated in a cosy corner nook decked out with decorative pillows, ideal for soaking up the scene (to the left, the bar and open kitchen; the right, Lygon street passersby; and to the front, a solo diner in for an early drink and snacks followed by a couple on date night – both common finds at this venue). Though Etta is a restaurant, strictly speaking, it's frequently mistaken as a wine bar. Perhaps because it has a list to stand up among the best of Melbourne's wine bars. Bottles range in price, region and style with a largely Victorian focus. Whether you want old-world or new-age, there's something for everyone. But it pays to look past the vino as the sake offering is equally thoughtful (albeit less extensive) with a few hard-to-find drops from around Japan. Fitting in with a trend many restaurants and bars seem to be following as of late, the food menu is snack-heavy and designed to share. We start strong with a crab masala-stuffed zucchini flower – its thin, nearly translucent batter and bold spice putting cheese-filled numbers to shame. It's large enough to split between two while the quail egg is a one-bite wonder, served on a skewer with fried tofu, pickled radish, feferoni and a generous drizzle of Sichuan chilli oil. Momentum is maintained as larger dishes begin to grace the table. The red curry rice and herb salad, an Etta mainstay, has been reimaged for the current menu with smoky grilled octopus and crumbled pieces of otak-otak, a spiced woodfired fish cake that's almost like goats cheese in texture and just as savoury. The golden tofu, served under a pile of charred spring greens and wild garlic, looks deceptively simple but shows the outstanding potential of beancurd when well prepared. And the shiitake-filled wombok cabbage rolls with tempura enoki, another perennial favourite, achieves the elusive goal of meatless main that doesn't skimp on substance. Flame-licked and full of flavour, both dishes are unmissable, vegetarian or not. The savoury dishes were faultless so we decide to try dessert – a pandan and amaretto frangipane tart with palm sugar ice cream that reads extremely well but unfortunately falls flat. It's not bad by any stretch but lacks dimension, particularly after the last few courses. A bit of citrus zest or even a touch of burnt sugar would go a long way but the pairing of sweet, nutty Kameman Shuzo Genmaishu sake means the meal ends on a high note. In a sea of great restaurants, it's tough to be truly exceptional but Etta straddles the line. A continuous reinvention of their classics seems key to the venue's success – and if it continues on this trajectory, one can only assume great things are to come. But regardless of Etta's future, it's clear its stripes are well-deserved. While you're in the neighbourhood, here's why Brunswick East was voted the sixth coolest neighbourhood in the world. Looking for more great restaurants?
North Wales Chronicle
27-05-2025
- Health
- North Wales Chronicle
Baby died after ‘gross failures' at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor
Etta-Lili Stockwell-Parry's death, on July 7, 2023, was found to have been contributed to by neglect following an inquest last week. Kate Robertson, senior coroner for North West Wales, has since issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report to Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, in which she highlights 'many incidences of learning'. The inquest heard that Etta was born at Ysbyty Gwynedd on July 3 in a 'poor condition', following an assisted birth. She died four days later at Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, where she had been transferred. Her cause of her death was recorded as hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (brain injury caused when a baby's brain doesn't receive enough oxygen or blood flow, either before, during, or shortly after birth). Ms Robertson said there were 'several opportunities not taken' by those caring for Etta's mother prior to the birth – her pregnancy was described as 'uneventful' until June 21. Static growth had not been identified, so there was no referral to obstetrics. Etta's mother 'ought to have been referred to the labour ward for close monitoring,' Ms Robertson said, but instead was induced. The coroner added: 'She received intermittent monitoring. 'The holistic assessments were not always completed and not entirely complete, the partogram did not note baseline foetal heart rate only as required, the maternal pulse was not always taken and recorded and there was no recognition that Etta's mother's pulse was being recorded as opposed to the foetal heart rate. 'There were several gross failures identified in Etta's mother's care which resulted in opportunities not taken to deliver Etta before she became distressed.' While the health board undertook its own internal investigations into Etta's mother's care, Ms Robertson said its neonatal investigation was 'not thorough' and 'based on records alone'. She noted that these records were 'often incomplete or included retrospective entries', and that statements from 'crucial individuals' were not obtained. Some witnesses had only received and read the report several weeks prior to the inquest, meanwhile. Ms Robertson added: 'Having issued reports to the health board regarding quality of investigation previously, this concern remains. 'Specifically, I have concerns that the neonatal element of the investigation was not thorough enough, such that without this, genuine learning and change will not and cannot occur. 'Even where learning has been shared, I am concerned that this is not contextualised sufficiently. 'I am also concerned that staff not involved in the incident will not learn fully enough from events where there is inadequate sharing of learning from an incident.' The health board is duty-bound to respond to Ms Robertson's report by July 16, detailing action taken or planned to be taken. Angela Wood, executive director of nursing and midwifery services at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, said: 'We would like to extend our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to Mr and Mrs Stockwell-Parry following the tragic death of baby Etta. 'We recognise the profound impact this has had on the family, and we are truly sorry for the pain and loss they have endured. 'Since this tragic event in July 2023, we have carried out a thorough review of the care provided and taken significant steps to ensure that the issues identified have been addressed. 'We are committed to learning from this and have implemented a range of measures to strengthen our training and clinical oversight to ensure the safest possible care for mothers and babies. 'We want to reassure expectant mothers and families in our care that this was an isolated incident. 'Providing safe, compassionate care is our highest priority, and we remain committed to upholding the highest standards of care across our maternity services.'
Wales Online
24-05-2025
- Health
- Wales Online
'Gross failures' and 'neglect' played part in death of newborn baby
'Gross failures' and 'neglect' played part in death of newborn baby A Prevention of Future Deaths (PFD) report has been issued to Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board after the death of a newborn baby girl (Image: PA ) The death of a newborn baby girl was in part caused by "gross failures" in medical care and "neglect". A coroner said she was so concerned about the circumstances surrounding the death of Etta-Lili Stockwell-Parry in 2023 that she issued a Prevention of Future Deaths (PFD) report to the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB). Her mother Laura Stockwell-Parry was induced and Etta-Lili was born "in poor condition" on July 3, 2023,at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor having suffered oxygen starvation, according to a pathologist. She was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral but died there four days later on July 7. At a two day inquest in Cernarfon Kate Robertson, senior coroner for north west Wales, found that neglect was a contributory factor in the little baby's death. Staff had failed to notice problems early enough and a subsequent investigation wasn't thorough enough, the coroner said. Neither a community midwife before the birth, nor maternity unit staff at Ysbyty Gwynedd noticed the baby had stopped growing at about 40 weeks, the hearing was told. Sign up for our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here. (Image: Daily Post Wales ) Article continues below North Wales Live reported that the health board said said "significant steps" had been taken to address the failures in this case, which it said was an "isolated incident". Mrs Robertson found cause of death was hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. She recorded a narrative conclusion at this week's inquest. In a Prevention of Futue Deaths report statement, issued after the inquest the coroner said there were "several gross failures" identified in Etta's mother's care. These failures resulted in opportunities not taken to deliver Etta before she became distressed. There were "many incidences of learning" relating to Etta's resuscitation at Ysbyty Gwynedd, she added. Mrs Robertson found: "There were several opportunities not taken by those caring for Etta's mother. "There were opportunities to identify concerns with Etta through her mother on the midwifery led unit on 2 July 2023 including properly conducting holistic assessments, properly completing partogram and manual palpation of maternal pulse which would also likely have resulted in earlier detection of distress and successful delivery. Etta's death was contributed to by neglect." The coroner also found that Mrs Stockwell-Parry ought to have been referred to the labour ward for close monitoring, but instead, she was induced and received only intermittent monitoring. Her pulse was not always taken and recorded and there was no recognition that Etta Lili's mother's pulse was being recorded as opposed to the fetal heart rate. Mrs Robertson also found the neonatal investigation was not thorough. The investigator neither obtained nor requested statements from the doctors directly involved in Etta's resuscitation, nor did they meet them to understand what had occurred. Mrs Robertson said she is concerned that staff not involved in the incident will not learn enough from events where there is inadequate sharing of learning from an incident. She issued the Prevention of Future Deaths report about her concerns. BCUHB has 56 days to respond with a timetable of how it will act on points raised. Angela Wood, Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery Services at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, said "significant steps" have been taken to address the issues in this "isolated incident". She said: "We would like to extend our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to Mr and Mrs Stockwell-Parry following the tragic death of baby Etta. We recognise the profound impact this has had on the family, and we are truly sorry for the pain and loss they have endured. "Since this tragic event in July 2023, we have carried out a thorough review of the care provided and taken significant steps to ensure that the issues identified have been addressed. We are committed to learning from this and have implemented a range of measures to strengthen our training and clinical oversight to ensure the safest possible care for mothers and babies." Article continues below She added: "We want to reassure expectant mothers and families in our care that this was an isolated incident. Providing safe, compassionate care is our highest priority, and we remain committed to upholding the highest standards of care across our maternity services."
