Title: Sad news from the UK
From the UK
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Superbugs kill mum 11 weeks after birth
A NEW mum has died after contracting three superbugs weeks after giving birth in a Glasgow hospital.
Jacqui Munro, 28, suffered from a flesh-eating bug after having her daughter Rachael by Caesarean at the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital.
She battled the infection for weeks but was then struck down by sepsis and MRSA.
Mrs Munro, from Hamilton, lost her fight for life on Tuesday, 11 weeks after she gave birth.
Her husband Alistair, 34, today said she began to suffer flu-like symptoms and started to shake within hours of being allowed home.
A few days later, a health visitor spotted black marks on her Caesarean wound and she was rushed to Wishaw General Hos-pital for two operations.
Within 24 hours of the surgery, Mrs Munro contracted severe sepsis and suffered major organ failure.
She was put on a life support machine but then contracted MRSA and died.
Mr Munro said he was "numb" with shock but is reluctant to apportion blame for his wife's death.
He said: "The doctors and nurses did everything in their power to save my wife and they were devastated when she died."
A spokesman for NHS Greater Glasgow said: "We are sorry to learn of this lady's death. We can confirm that she underwent a routine elective Caesarean section and was well on discharge."
A spokeswoman for Wishaw General Hos-pital said: "We cannot comment on details of the patient's care but we would like to offer our condolences."
Around 400 Scots die every year from MRSA-related infections, which mainly develop in surgical wounds.
NHS staff are to receive training in a bid to halt the spread of deadly infections.
Last year, a report revealed patients in Glasgow were more at risk of catching MRSA than anywhere else.
