Mother whose baby died from sepsis gives birth to a healthy son who - and names him after 'big brother William'

Melissa Mead, 29, from Penryn, Cornwall, gave birth to Arthur 'William' (right) earlier this week. But she says the joyous occasion was tinged with sadness that he will never get to meet his older brother. 


The family's first-born William (inset and left with Mrs Mead) died in 2014 aged just 12 months when a string of NHS failures led to his case of sepsis not being properly recognised. A report into his death criticised GPs, out-of-hours services and a 111 call handler who failed to spot the symptoms. But Mrs Mead launched a successful campaign to bring about changes to legislation in the hope of avoiding future deaths.