A MIDWIFE has been suspended over the tragic death of a baby after she showed "no evidence of remorse".

       Yvonne Tasker was working at Scunthorpe General Hospital when the expectant mother was put in her care in 2017.

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       The baby died at Scunthorpe General Hospital

       Tragically, the baby died before she gave birth just a few hours after she was admitted.

       Tasker faced a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) hearing where she was accused of 21 charges.

       She has now been suspended after most of the offences were upheld against her - including claims she showed "no evidence of remorse".

       The panel heard Tasker was employed by North Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust at the time and had been a midwife since 1991.

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       The mum, called Patient A, had an uneventful pregnancy without any complication or cause for concern.

       She was admitted to the hospital at 6.30pm on October 1, 2017 for a labour assessment at 40 weeks.

       The mum was found to be in labour but her blood pressure was elevated and there was high protein in her urine, which is a risk factor.

       Rather than a consultant-led birth, Patient A was instead transferred to Tasker, who did alert doctors over her high blood pressure.

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       But she was not assessed by the Obstetric Team (OT), which are normal guidelines for mums-to-be with the condition.

       Tasker instead incorrectly categorised the patient as low risk and did not seek a member of the OT to review or categorise the patient’s risk.

       She then artificially broke the patient’s waters - claiming the mum had given her permission for this.

       But the panel found her arguments were not true and that Patient A had never agreed to the procedure, which should have been carried out by a doctor.

       Even when no fetal heart rate was detected, the NMC said Tasker still failed to alert the OC in a timely manner - instead taking 15 minutes to raise the alarm.

       She also did not tell the team about Patient A's vaginal bleeding, which would have escalated her care, it was said.

       Tragically, the baby died just after 11pm - around four hours after the mum was first admitted to Tasker's care.

       The panel concluded the midwife had accepted some of her failings and chose not to strike Tasker off as there was no evidence of misconduct before or after that one shift.

       She now has 28 days to appeal the suspension order before it takes effect.

       In their ruling, the NMC said: "Midwives occupy a position of privilege and trust in society and are expected at all times to be professional and to maintain professional boundaries.

       "Patients and their families must be able to trust midwives with their lives and the lives of their loved ones.

       "To justify that trust, midwives must be honest and open and act with integrity. They must make sure their conduct at all times justifies both their patients’ and the public’s trust in the profession.

       “The panel finds that Patient A and her baby were put at risk as a result of Ms Tasker’s misconduct. The panel further found Ms Tasker’s misconduct had breached fundamental tenets of the midwifery profession and therefore brought its reputation into disrepute.”

       A spokesperson for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust said: “We’ve fully supported and participated in the NMC investigation.

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       "As a result of an internal investigation, we’ve introduced new systems, assurance processes and additional training for staff.

       "We would again like to offer sincere condolences to the family for the sad loss of their baby.”