Family of mum and baby who died in Spanish hospital 'deserve answers'

The family of a pregnant mum who died alongside her baby at a Spanish clinic deserve answers to 'help them understand how and why'.

Kelsey Brown, 34, began suffering 'horrendous pain' and lost consciousness shortly after going into labour at Hospital Ceram in Marbella. The hairdresser had registered as a patient at the private facility 'to ensure the best treatment for her and her unborn child' when she moved to Spain from Liverpool in December 2020.

Her family believed her pregnancy was going well - but when Kelsey went into labour on July 20, 2021, a heart monitor was unable to detect the baby's heartbeat. At 1.30pm, Kelsey began losing blood and was in 'horrendous pain', an inquest into her death heard yesterday (February 26).

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She tragically died alongside her baby after bleeding internally for more than five hours. A Spanish investigation into the mum's death is still ongoing.

ECHO readers have described the situation was 'utterly heartbreaking and confusing for the family', the Liverpool Echo reports. One said 'getting the answers they need won't bring Kelsey and Tom back but it will certainly help them understand how and why'.

The inquest heard Kelsey, a 34-year-old hairdresser, had moved to Marbella in December 2020. She was expecting her second baby, and paid for the private clinic.

Her family believed her pregnancy was going smoothly - but when Kelsey went into labour on July 20, 2021 and was taken to the hospital, a heart monitor could not detect the baby's heartbeat. At 1.30pm, Kelsey began losing blood, and was in 'horrendous pain'.

Despite this, a court heard, she was told she could not have a C-section or an epidural to numb