Herpes deaths: Caesareans unlikely source of herpes, inquest told

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Herpes deaths: Caesareans unlikely source of herpes, inquest told
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Kim Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy died after giving birth in two East Kent NHS Trust hospitals.

Samantha Mulcahy and Kimberley Sampson died weeks apart after being operated on by the same surgeonIt is unlikely that two new mothers who died with herpes contracted the virus during their Caesarean deliveries, an inquest has been told.

He told the Maidstone hearing into their deaths: "It could have been before initial presentation. It could have been some time after that.He suggested it is possible it was found "in the community, I cannot say where or at what stage". Dr Kidd said that "such individuals are very careful as to when they wear masks and gloves" and he felt it would take a "gross breach of professional precautions" to make spreading the virus to the patient possible.

Ms Sampson's procedure took a maximum of two hours and 40 minutes while Ms Mulcahy's lasted for a total of 90 minutes.

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