Selwa Romedan collapsed and died four days after the birth of her daughter at St James's Hospital in Leeds. It was later established the 21-year-old had a narrowing of a heart valve, with an investigation finding she may have survived if it had been diagnosed. Ms Romedan and her partner Muhanad Adem fled from Eritrea, north Africa, and settled in Leeds after being granted asylum in the UK. In the days before her death, she suffered chest pains and shortness of breath and was told by hospital staff she was anaemic and tired. Dr Yvette Oade, acting chief executive at the hospital trust, said Ms Romedan had shown no symptoms of an undiagnosed serious heart condition during her pregnancy or the baby's delivery.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 01, 2019 14:26 UTC