Newborn baby died after cardiac arrest brought on by rare medical condition - as inquest hears hospital blunder was not to blame

A newborn baby girl died after suffering a cardiac arrest caused by a rare medical condition, an inquest has heard.

A coroner was also told that a hospital blunder led to Naomi Dobrin being given a calcium overdose, but that it did not cause her death. The baby girl was just a day old when she tragically died at the Royal Oldham Hospital on August 29, 2021.

An inquest at Rochdale Coroner’s Court yesterday (Wednesday) heard she suffered an airflow issue known as bilateral tension pneumothorax, which caused her to suffer a cardiac arrest.

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The hearing was told that shortly before her death, medics had mistakenly given Naomi three times the intended dose of calcium chloride. A doctor prescribed the medication after tests revealed the baby girl had a reduced calcium level.

However, the inquest heard a "mathematical error" led to Naomi being prescribed a 6.6ml dose - ten times the intended amount of 0.66ml. A nurse administered 2ml of the medication before stopping when she noticed the "unusually large" amount within the syringe.

Shortly after receiving the dose, the inquest heard that Naomi collapsed and was found unresponsive with no heart rate. Medics attempted to resuscitate her, but she was later pronounced dead.

Dr Simon Mitchell, an expert neonatologist who reviewed the case, said he did not believe the prescription error had caused Naomi's death. He said the dose initially intended for Naomi was “small” and while she ended up receiving more than three times that, the amount still fell within a “reasonable” range, according to national guidelines.

Dr Mitchell explained that Naomi was suffering from