Overview
- An expert urologist told the inquest that his view shifted from satisfied to believing more could have been done in Zoe Tighe’s care.
- James Paget Hospital saw Tighe four times in April and June 2023 for lower abdominal pain, yet no pregnancy tests were performed and she was treated for UTIs.
- She collapsed on June 24, 2023, was diagnosed with sepsis, and a scan revealed a roughly 14-week pregnancy with fetal death; she died on June 26 after three cardiac arrests at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.
- Her provisional cause of death was recorded as sepsis due to an E. coli urinary infection and missed miscarriage, with ketamine misuse listed as a contributing factor.
- A consultant said pregnancy testing is standard for women of childbearing age with abdominal pain, and the case has raised questions that could drive reviews of A&E triage and testing practices.