A MUM said she was saved from dying from suspected sepsis during childbirth by her partner spotting something was wrong as he kissed her.
Kerri-Louise Gilchrist, 33, said Hugh Marshall, 35, noticed .
Kerri-Louise Gilchrist said partner Hugh Marshall noticed she was cold and her lips were blue â pictured here with Hugh and children Teddy and Layla
Kerri-Louise developed symptoms after giving birth to Layla
Kerri-Louise with her partner Hugh and baby LaylaThe mum of two said he told medics at Worcester Hospital: “That’s a sign of .”;
Kerri was put on an IV drip before the birth of Layla last August.
She later lost five pints of blood and required two transfusions.
Kerri, from Great Malvern, Worcs, said: “The nurses didn’t notice anything until my partner said to them, you’re not actually looking at your patient, her palms and lips are blue â that’s a sign of sepsis.
“I’d been like that for a couple of hours at that point.
“Within two minutes of him saying that, I had 11 people in the room.
“You have somebody that’s going to stand your ground for you.
“I was in no fit state to argue for myself, I couldn’t care for myself.
“I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Hugh.”;
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said: “We are sorry if Kerri is unhappy with the care she received.”;
