‘Wonderful’ mum, 30, died days after miscarriage as NHS doctors failed to detect signs she had contracted fatal infection

A young mother died two days after a miscarriage because NHS doctors failed to check her for sepsis.

Lorette Divers, 30, died at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, after suffering a miscarriage at 12 weeks.

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After suffering stomach pains and a high fever, she went to hospital before being transferred to a gynecology ward.

A midwife thought Lorette might have sepsis and needed to be seen by a doctor, but she was never examined.

She had to have fetal material removed but had to be resuscitated.

Lorette was then unresponsive and was taken to emergency surgery.

But the mother of two suffered cardiac arrest and died shortly after 6 p.m. on November 20, 2020 – just nine hours after she was admitted.

It is believed that as a result of the miscarriage she contracted an infection which led to sepsis.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust admitted breach of duty and several failings in their care.

They also failed to suspect her of sepsis, give her intravenous antibiotics, and order a blood test.

Lorette’s heartbroken mother Maxine said: “We are still concerned about what happened to Lorette and whether the hospital administration actually learned from Lorette’s death.”

“These concerns are compounded by the Care Quality Commission saying services need to improve.”

“It’s too late for Lorette, but by speaking out we hope we can highlight the human cost of care issues so others don’t have to go through the same things we did.”

“Before Lorette’s death, we had heard about sepsis but had no idea how devastating it was.

“I would not wish the pain our family continues to endure on anyone.”

Maxine also paid tribute to her daughter, describing her as a “truly wonderful mother” who was so proud of her two children.

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She said: “Lorette was a truly wonderful mother and daughter whose death has left a huge void in our lives.”

“We were all over the moon and excited when she told us she was pregnant again.

“It almost still doesn’t seem real that such a happy time ended so tragically.”

“I don’t think we’ll ever get over the loss of Lorette like this.

I would not wish the pain our family continues to endure on anyone.

Lorette’s mother Maxine

“It’s hard not to feel angry about losing my beautiful daughter, Jahred, his soulmate, and the children, their wonderful mother.

“We will always ensure that Lorette’s children know from their mother how much she loved them and how proud she was of them.”

“But it’s not the same as being in her life.”

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been contacted for comment.