Following on from my previous post regarding the clinical chaos in Deqa’s medical records, I want to dive deeper into specific clinical failures that act as the foundation for this entire case. It is a failure of identification and a failure of response. If you’ve followed my work, you know I don’t mince words when it comes to the often exploitative fascination with twins, which stands in stark contrast to the systemic lack of specialised clinical knowledge at the bedside. I’

An ultrasound showed increased blood flow through the umbilical cord, a clear sign of potential hypoxia (oxygen deprivation) and anaemia.