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Baby Lost After Hospital Turned Her Away | Aberdeen News
A mother’s heartbreaking loss after being turned away from a hospital has led to a legal settlement — Colette Melaugh’s daughter Ruby died stillborn after she was sent home at 37 weeks with high blood pressure and bleeding, only to later travel to Aberdeen for delivery. The hospital, overwhelmed by staffing cuts since 2018, refused admission despite her high-risk status, delaying critical care. Now, after a three-and-a-half-year battle, Melaugh finds relief mixed with grief, vowing to fight for full maternity services restored at Dr Gray’s so no other family suffers the same devastating…
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