a series of failings in the case of an 18—year—old inmate, who lost her baby, after giving birth alone in her cell. the prisons and probation ombudsman found staff at bronzefield's women's prison, who were responsible for her care, were unclear about the estimated due date, and were not aware she could give birth imminently. as the woman went into labour, she pressed her cell bell for help but no one responded. the report says she appeared to be regarded as "difficult", rather than vulnerable. my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke to the prisons and probation ombudsman sue mcallister, who told her about the mistakes made in this case. we found in our investigation that a number of things went wrong in this case, and we identified a number of failings. first of all, there was real confusion about the due date, the date that the baby was due to be born, and so the staff who were looking after this young woman in bronzefield didn't know that the birth was imminent, and so when she asked for help on the evening before