Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in hospital the day after she gave birth at the home she shared with her husband View 3 Images Jennifer Cahill died during childbirth together with her daughter, Agnes (Image: Men Media)

A midwife resorted to writing down crucial notes on an incontinence pad during a home birth, which tragically ended with the death of both mother and baby , an inquest has been told. ‌

Jennifer Cahill, aged 34, passed away in hospital a day after giving birth at her Prestwich, Bury, Greater Manchester home. Her newborn daughter Agnes succumbed to hypoxia four days later. ‌

The attending midwife, Andrea Walmsley, informed the Rochdale Corner's Court inquest that Agnes had been born unresponsive. ‌

Ms Walmsley was gripped by "blind panic" when Agnes was bor

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