New mothers who died with herpes should have been treated sooner, says coroner

New mothers who died with herpes should have been treated sooner, says coroner A coroner has criticised an NHS trust over the deaths of two new mothers with herpes and said they should have been treated earlier for their symptoms.

Kimberley Sampson, 29, and Samantha Mulcahy, 32, died in 2018 after having caesarean sections six weeks apart by the same surgeon at hospitals in Kent. The Guardian

See also:

• East Kent NHS criticised over new mother herpes deaths BBC News