Heartbreaking details have emerged about a three-day-old baby who tragically died after waiting over 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive.

A Mother in Alertness

Amelia Pill nursed her newborn daughter, Wyllow-Raine.

While feeding, she felt Wyllow-Raine suddenly feel ice cold and knew immediately something was wrong.

She immediately called emergency services to help her daughter.

After more than 30 minutes the ambulance finally arrived.

During this period, Amelia’s family, especially her brother Wyllow-Raine, tried to support her through the emergency telephone system.

 

Delayed Communication

The call to emergency services did not go as expected, mainly because of the seven-minute delay before the call was transferred to the ambulance service.

The precious minutes were lost due to communication delays.

“Amelia’s frustration grew as she spoke, a sign of desperation and helplessness: “Why aren’t they answering?”

After calling the ambulance service, it took another 24 minutes for the ambulance to arrive.

The long wait caused stress and forced the family to provide assistance themselves while waiting for emergency services to arrive.

The long wait caused stress and forced the family to provide assistance themselves until emergency services arrived.

 

A Heavy Task

Wyllow-Raine’s mother helped the newborn during the incident.

He remembered her skin beginning to change in a way that he likened to the slow development of a subtle, light discoloration that seemed to spread slowly but surely across her body, causing him to become increasingly concerned for her health and well-being.

This caused more unrest in the family as the clock was ticking and the ambulance had not yet arrived.

When emergency services arrived, Wyllow-Raine’s body temperature had already dropped to 30,8 degrees Celsius, clearly indicating that she had been in a critical condition for some time and required urgent medical attention.

Despite her family’s best efforts, the newborn baby was referred for further care five minutes after arriving at John Radcliffe Hospital as her condition was more serious than initially thought.

 

An Unanswered Question

This story has raised questions about Wyllow-Raine’s state of health before her deterioration.

Pathologist Dr Darren Fowler said Wyllow-Raine’s condition was likely natural, but lawyers for the family are concerned about possible undetected medical problems.