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A teenager who died following a ‘catastrophic’ labour may have been saved had a crucial medical intervention taken place sooner, an inquest has heard.

Teegan Barnard suffered a cardiac arrest two hours after delivering her healthy baby boy, Parker, at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester on September 9, 2019.

The ‘small’ 17-year-old from Havant suffered a ‘major’ bleed giving birth to Parker, who weighed 9lb 9oz, losing almost four litres of blood. As a result of the bleed, Teegan was starved of oxygen and suffered a severe brain injury. She later died at her home on October 7, 2019.

Teenager Teegan Barnard who died just hours after childbirth at St Richard's Hospital in Chichester should have undergone medical procedure sooner, inquest hears