Karah Jayne Masterson, 30, says she and her partner Michael, 40, have been left emotionally and physically broken by the death of their daughter Elora, who was born weighing just 50 grams.

Floral tributes to baby Elora who was delivered at 19 weeks (Image: supplied)

She believes staff at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) missed opportunities to investigate warning signs during her high-risk pregnancy.

Now she wants the hospital to answer questions about whether earlier treatment could have saved her daughter’s life.

The couple had spent almost a year trying to conceive, with Ms Masterson taking the fertility drug Clomid because polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) prevented her from ovulating.

After losing 14 stone 7lbs in her determination to become a mother, discovering she was pregnant in April was a moment of overwhelming happiness.

“I never thought I’d be a mum and I cried tears of joy when I got the positive pregnancy tests – we both did,” she said.

“We got to that 12-week mark and the relief we both felt was incredible; the anxiety just lifted.”

But within weeks, that happiness turned to fear.

Ms Masterson, whose body mass index (BMI) was 46 during pregnancy, claims hospital staff failed to respond adequately when she reported a dramatic reduction in her unborn daughter’s movements.

Baby Elora was delivered at 19 weeks at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (Image: Newsquest)

She also questions whether her risk of developing blood clots was correctly assessed, given her obesity, family history and fertility treatment.

At her initial booking appointment, she says the hospital calculated her clotting risk score as three, with preventative blood-thinning injections planned from 28........

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