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Young Mother of Four Dies Just Hours After Giving Birth in Tragic Twist

A young African woman tragically died just hours after giving birth at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, leaving her family and medical staff in deep shock. Nimco Nuur, 33, a mother of four from Oakview Lawn, Hartstown, Dublin 15, was pronounced dead on June 12, 2022, after being found in a “deeply unresponsive” state in a private room of the hospital’s maternity unit.

During a recent sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court, her husband, Aydrose Hussan, recounted the final hours before her death. He explained that his wife had experienced a relatively uncomplicated pregnancy until two days before her due date, when she became unwell at home, according to the Irish Mirror.

Mr Hussan stated that when he arrived home from work at around 11 pm on June 11, 2022, he found his wife complaining about feeling unwell and having had some headaches earlier in the day. Recalling a similar occurrence during one of her previous pregnancies, he admitted he thought it was “nothing serious.”

The couple had fallen asleep, only for Ms Nuur to wake up screaming at 1.30 am, suffering from severe headaches before she started vomiting and went into a prolonged seizure. Alarmed by her sudden deterioration, Mr Hussan immediately dialed emergency services after she became unresponsive.

The inquest also heard evidence from Ms Nuur’s family doctor, who revealed that she had previously suffered from post-natal depression and had been treated for hypothyroidism. Shortly after 4 am, a consultant in emergency medicine at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, Philip Darcy, performed a CT scan that revealed extensive intracranial bleeding.

Due to her unstable condition, an emergency Caesarean section was performed at CHB to deliver her baby, as transferring her to the Rotunda Hospital was deemed too risky. Dr Darcy described the patient as “critically unwell” and “deeply unresponsive” on arrival at CHB, and arranged an urgent transfer to Beaumont Hospital immediately after the birth of her baby girl, Nauual, who was later moved to the neonatal unit at the Rotunda for further care.

When questioned about emergency delivery protocols, Dr Darcy noted there was no formal written policy, though he praised the strong working relationship between adult and maternity hospitals in such scenarios. He recalled that this was the first emergency delivery he had experienced in six years at the Blanchardstown facility, describing it as “a very dynamic situation.” Initially, doctors focused on preeclampsia as the cause of her condition, despite Ms Nuur having no history of the disorder.

A postmortem conducted by pathologist Abel Devadass attributed the cause of death to a massive intracranial haemorrhage, which he explained was due to abnormal blood vessels in her brain. He stated that the “vascular anomaly” was likely congenital and that the extent of bleeding and dead brain cells meant there was no chance of survival. Recording a verdict of death due to natural causes, Dr Clare Keane remarked, “There was no way of predicting this absolutely tragic outcome

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