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A midwife who helped deliver a baby who died two weeks after an emergency C-section said she was not concerned because she thought the mother was 'hypno-birthing', an inquest has heard.
Robyn Davis, 28, claimed she 'never felt safe' and concerns about her labour going wrong were repeatedly brushed aside during her home birth.
Mrs Davis, a trained midwife, accused her ex-colleagues of negligence over the death of her newborn son Orlando.
It was heard that her 'birth plan' did not include the increasingly popular breathing technique for pain management, hypno-birthing.
However, Gillian Goodwin, who was one of those who cared for Mrs Davis during the birth, said her behaviour was similar to mothers who use it, so she did not think the mother was in difficulty.
However, Mrs Davis ended up having to be rushed by ambulance to hospital, but had 'no-one' waiting for her when she arrived, the inquest was told.
Mrs Davis, a trained midwife, accused her ex-colleagues of negligence over the death of her newborn son Orlando
Orlando was the second child of graphic designer Jonny Davis, 30 and 28 year old Mrs Davis, of Steyning, West Sussex - who have since had another baby (both pictured)
The baby was born in September 2021 and died two weeks later
She suffered seizures which led to her being placed in a coma.
The previously healthy baby boy tragically passed away just two weeks after being born by emergency caesarian section on September 10, 2021, despite it being initially assessed as a 'low risk' pregnancy.
Ms Goodwin said that during the labour she had been worried about baby Orlando's heart rate.
'I was just really concerned the baby was not very happy and I didn't know why,' she told the inquest.
When asked what hypno-birthing was, she said: 'It is a technique that some women choose to use to help through the process of giving birth.'
Ms Goodwin told the hearing she had looked through Mrs Davis' birth plan - where there was no mention of using the technique.
'It doesn't say specifically that she wants to hypno-birth,' she said.
However, she added: 'She was acting like somebody who was hypno-birthing.
'It's all about the breathing technique.'
Orlando was the second child of graphic designer Jonny Davis, 30 and 28 year old Mrs Davis, of Steyning, West Sussex - who have since had another baby.
In light of his death, it has been alleged that there was a failure to monitor the 'fluid consumption and urine output' of Mrs Davis during labour.
At Chichester Coroner's Court,
