2 Dec 2022

Mother feels let down by medical system after daughter's death

From Morning Report, 8:11 am on 2 December 2022

After parents of new-born twins were told one of their daughters would die due to a rare pregnancy condition, medical staff suggested turning off the machines keeping their other child alive.

The Palmerston North parents refused, and their surviving daughter has just turned two.

She's doing well, but her mother feels let down by the medical system - and ACC.

Manawatū reporter Jimmy Ellingham has more.