‘The signs were all there’: Mother gained no weight before stillbirth, HDC finds breaches

Ric StevensOpen Justice reporter·NZ Herald·3 Aug, 2026 05:00 AM5 mins to read‌The woman said 'the signs were all there' during her pregnancy, but the midwife did not see them. The woman said 'the signs were all there' during her pregnancy, but the midwife did not see them. WARNING: This article describes the stillbirth of a baby and may be upsetting for some people.A woman who gained 17kg during her first pregnancy put on no weight at all for her second, before enduring the stillbirth of her baby.

Looking back, she says “the signs were all there”