Midwife put 'blue and floppy' newborn on mum's chest and said 'there's your baby', inquest hears

Midwife put 'blue and floppy' newborn on mum's chest and said 'there's your baby', inquest hearsBaby Poppy Hope Lomas tragically died following complications during a planned home birth with her mum Gemma claiming she was not made aware of the risks and that midwives were slow to reactNewsAnders Anglesey News Reporter10:12, 21 Apr 2026Updated 10:30, 21 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesPoppy Hope Lomas was born "blue and Floppy"(Image: Family Handout/PA Wire)A mum whose baby died just seven days after being born had the "blue and floppy" newborn placed on her chest, with an upbeat midwife saying "there's your baby", an inquest has heard.Baby Poppy Hope Lomas died at University College Hospital, in central London, on October 26, 2022, following complications during a planned home delivery. Mum Gemma Lomas had the home birth with Edgware Midwives - the designated home birth team at Barnett Hospital which is part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.At an inquest at Barnet Coroner's Court, north London, senior coroner Andrew Walker was told Poppy's mother Gemma was not made aware of the risks of a natural delivery having already had a caesarean section for the birth of her first daughter, Willow.View 3 ImagesPoppy tragically died following complications during a planned home delivery (Image: Family Handout/PA Wire)READ MORE: Baby found with drugs in system was 'unkempt and unclean' before tragic deathREAD MORE: Family of boy who died after being sent home from A&E say they 'want answers'Ms Lomas said midwives had been slow to react when Poppy was born "blue and floppy," the inquest heard. In a witness statement read out by her lawyer, Teresa Hargreaves, Ms Lomas said: "The midwife placed Poppy on my chest and said, 'There's your baby'."Poppy was blue and floppy. There was blood coming out of her mouth and her head fell back. That's a ho...