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🤬🤬🥺🥺🥺🤬🤬 *NOT SORRY... In MY OPINION, SO NOBODY COME FOR ME, this damn hospital NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE for this 💩 as well!!* *Dammit man! How in hell can they NOT see the correlation between all of these deaths and this EVIL PARASITE!?!* *At the VERY LEAST she should have been mandated to go on leave, until this 💩 got sorted out! Right then, they would've seen SHE was the common denominator!* *This makes me RAGE! And sick to my tummy for ALL of these parents AND newborns who suffered, yet survived, at the hands of SATAN HIMSELF!*
@Tired mum It definitely is, and to be honest, I'd prefer it if I was in the same position. The case with Nicola Bulley going missing proves that some people are extremely inconsiderate and thoughtless. Some were turning up in the village, making accusations at her husband and filming the police. It must be really difficult being a victim of a crime like this one and to have to deal with being inthe spotlight at the same time would be awful.
It's definitely to protect the families and children themselves, but I see Stephanie's point that they deserve to have their names recognized. I think instead of impersonal, she means that instead of focusing on Lucy. The children themselves should be focused on.
I live less than 3 miles from this hospital and had my daughter there while she was working there! Oh my God! It feels so crazy that you’re covering this case! I 100% bet you’ll cover it better than our local news did! You’re my fave true crime creator Stephanie ❤
@@StephanieHarlowe it was so eerie when it came out years later! Her family live near me too, so there were so many personal posts on our local Facebook groups!
The mom of Baby A and Baby B is a rockstar. She literally saved her daughter's life. I hope she knows how strong she is for not only making it through the loss of her son but for protecting her daughter so fiercely.
I agree but I also feel oddly torn about that sentiment... it shouldn't be on mothers to guard their children against healthcare professionals to be "rockstars". That shouldn't be a requirement to be an incredible parent, it isn't a failing to not guard your children from neo-natal nurses.
I agree! I also can’t imagine the loss baby B will experience having lost her twin. But thank God for the internal sense her mother had to protect her daughter.
I had my baby premature in 2016. I was scared, and she was immediately taken to the nicu. When my husband had to leave, I was alone with the nurses and remember appreciating how caring they were. I can still remember two nurses’ faces who helped me a ton. It was my first child, my mom wasn’t there and I was so overwhelmed. While my daughter was in the nicu they’d let me sit by her and they’d tell me what to expect and do. The day I left the hospital was the first time holding my daughter alone in a room, my husband was getting the car, and the nurse handed her to me and said good luck, smiled and walked out. My daughter was crying and I had no idea what to do and felt like such an idiot that I couldn’t even handle a minute alone with her. The nurse popped her head in, made a rocking motion with her arms and said “remember if she’s not sick, or hungry, she may just want to be rocked and held close. You’ll do great.” Her smile and encouragement meant the world to me. She also taught me to just sing my baby the abc’s if I’m not much of a singer, bc it’s easy and I’d need a go-to song in those overwhelming moments, for my daughter and for me. I cannot imagine questioning the trust I had placed in them. I felt like they carried me through that whole week.
I wish I had a good experience in the NICU with my daughter. It was a nightmare and made me lose a lot of respect for the people who worked there. We were very young parents and having a premie baby was terrifying. We had no clue what we were doing and the nurses were awful to us. I’m glad you had a good experience though!
As a mother, in this day and age, with all 3 of my children ending up in the NICU, I had trust issues with everyone working there unfortunately because of people like Lucy Letby and the fragility of my children and the variable of simple human error. I'm really glad for you that you can easily trust other people with your fragile infant. I was very protective and suspicious of all people that came into contact with my babies and was so happy to have them home and in my full protection.
@@amarie7467 I was a NICU baby 37 years ago I was born with a disability and I had intestinal blockage at birth these nurses save lives all the time but this woman is pure evil to prey on tiny babies that are helpless!
i was a nicu baby born 1 1/2 months early with pneumonia and other lung problems, im 15 now with 0 issues because of people like you, thank you for doing what you do and changing the world for the better ❤️
As a mother of a NICU baby, this shakes me to my core. The trust us parents put into the doctors and nurses, we’re basically putting OUR lives in their hands. My heart hurts.
Yes, as another mother of NICU babies, id go home and pray they wouldn't make a fatal error or fatal purposeful action. I'd pray the nurses watching them wouldn't become impatient with them and violently shake them or...so many terrible things go through your head. I was so happy to finally get them home and into my total protection.
I can totally relate to this. My 3 kids were all premature and no one other than preemie mums can understand the fear that our babies would not make it and the emotional roller coaster we go through…let alone when an evil like this nurse harms them deliberately. I have no words. I can’t stop thinking about the parents of all the babies
I’m a nurse in the UK & if Lucy is guilty then this is the most absolute disgusting abuse of trust. Being a nurse & caring for those at their most vulnerable is an absolute privilege which should never ever be abused. I’m so sorry for those poor babies & their families. Please don’t let it lose your trust in all nurses, I care deeply for my patients & their families & take my responsibilities very seriously.
I’m a neonatal nurse and I can’t imagine any nurse doing this to these infants. I agree with you… this is the most disgusting abuse of trust. I hope if she is guilty she is brought to full justice. Prayers to all of these parents. ❤️❤️🙏
I'm from the UK also, so I knew the ins & outs of the case before the video, but I'm glad Stephanie is covering it as it needs to be talked about. I will say she is guilty in my mind, as I feel the situations relating to the babies' deaths speak for themselves. I feel that maybe she became resentful. She maybe wanted to have kids & her life wasn't in the right circumstances she was hoping it would be at the time & she took it out on innocent babies for it.
Thank you for being a nurse, it's the nurses that saves lives & brings healing far more often than doctors. Not to mention overworked & not payed any where near what you're worth.
My daughter was born at 28 weeks at the countess of Chester in 2021. They saved her life and mine, so so grateful this nurse wasn't there then, but I don't want this to change people's mind on the hospital they saved me and gave me a wonderful life with my daughter who is home, off oxygen and thriving
1991-1995 I was a neonatal nurse in Houston,Texas. I worked the night shift. I was so incredibly careful and accurate and triple checked my math equations to administer meds, parenteral formulas, IV drip rates (all that is done by computer nowadays). I knew how fragile the babies were, and one tiny error could be fatal. I prayed on the way to work that I wouldn’t cause a death, and thanked God on the way home that I didn’t cause a death. I never did cause a death. I saved many that had codes (died and we brought them back to life).
THANK GOD FOR NURSES LIKE YOU ❤ As a mom myself, in times like these situations, when parents are under an unimaginable amount of stress and worry, a loving, caring nurse like yourself can make all the difference in their lives ❤ Thank You for being a bright in dark times 😁❤️
i didn't do that but i did do acute dialysis and apheriesis and prayed like i felt sweaty thinking of some minor thing i could miss... i dreamed my day over again many times . i feel ya . bc how would you live with it right? i did some hospice after for a while and i prayed that i wouldn't make things worse and that i would be a help . i know that prayer . the conscience can be painful and my patients are fragile prayer . and you make relationships and get attached as a human right
This case is so painful to listen to. I don’t even want kids and I’m almost in tears thinking about how awful it must feel to carry children and have them ripped from you like that right after birth.
It's so appalling and upsetting, right? If she is guilty, what a monster for preying on the ultimate innocent and their mothers who were already in pain from birth.
As a mom to a baby, yes, it is horrific. I love my child, and from the moment their born and you see them, you absolutely love them and are filled with so much emotions. You wanna trust the staff & it's awful people are that sick. I couldn't imagine those parents' pain.
@@Emma-se5wm It's a shame they don't have the death penalty in the UK anymore. Makes my skin crawl thinking a monster like this will have a roof over her head and 3 meals a day for the rest of her life
So sad because if she did do this then she deserves to get the DP in the worst way. Because if you can look at a baby anything and want to harm it then you should not be breathing the same air as us decent people
Closed circuit cameras needs to be in every NICU & regular nursery to keep these horrid crimes from being committed, as well in geriatric wards. To me , the extra protection for those who cannot speak for themselves, is worth it's weight in gold
I can't imagine a single reason for not having them!!! They're the most vulnerable thing on earth! Even if there aren't many evil nurses out there, they're good for catching medical errors, negligence, crazy people attempting to kidnap these defenseless babies and all sorts of things. We have CCTV for groceries and random objects, but not for newborns. Make it make sense.
@@StephanieHarlowe Innoccent until proven guilty. However, undercover cameras show an anaesthetist tampering with anaesthetic bags!!! How many deranged and psychopathic people enter healthcare!!! Please reply to me, do you think she IS guilty? The "lam evil note" could be a result of being delusional. I have been delusional!!!
@Darth Pepe exactly, i don't know how people don't realise this lol. also nurses trying to kill people isnt as common as people seem to think it is.... obviously it should NEVER happen and i do think some steps need to be taken to catch people like this lucy woman quicker, but we can't just start filming naked babies. i think something that could actually be done is staff being educated about this stuff more. HOW did these smart nurses and doctors not clue in quicker how suspicious it was that it was always, always lucy with these dying babies??? if they had been educated about situations like these, maybe they would've reported it and some of these babies couldve been saved.
I agree!! My daughter has special needs and she can't walk or talk or do anything for herself. She has always been in and outta the hospital and has had long hospital stays. I would stay with her but also have other children so I would leave for a night and see my other children and then go back. Now most of the nurses at the hospital she goes to are amazing!!! But we have had the occasional nurses that treat her less than human and I make it known to the proper channels! But one time I had left and came back and I walked into the room where my daughter had a horribly soiled diaper and was almost falling outta the bed!!!! Ever since then I will not leave her! I know its not the same as this but if she had fallen outta bed and hit the floor it could have been bad! She can't move herself so how did she get like that??!
The murdering of babies by doctors or nurses is particularly disturbing, how could you? Tonight my adult daughter phoned me in tears because her 5 year old is vomiting and crying and has a temperature and we are both freaking out. I’m sure it’s a bug but there’s nothing worse than helpless children. People who do this to babies are a special kind of wicked!!!
People's anger is largely misdirected. This had to happen eventually. Nurses are overworked and underpaid. Very little room for compassion when one is being exploited like that. The government steals our money and sends it fund war in other countries and other such things rather than on healthcare for its citizens. Few people can stand being a nurse no more. That's why there's a shortage. But people prefer NOT to look at the larger problem! There are many more accidentantal or not so accidental murders happening but just like in this case, it is nearly impossible to get the government-backed corporations called hospitals to investigate. And to improve anything!
Makes no sense how a person could target a newborn baby that has no relation to them. It seems to me that the only reasonable motive is to watch the parents grieve, which is still baffling. Most crimes make some sort of sense. These don't
My daughter texted me this morning abouty 3 to grandson, he went to the ER the other night and we thought it was an allergic reaction, but today he woke up worse and we were both freaking out as well soni completely understand how you felt... the doctors think it's a viral infection causing his symptoms and it just has to run it's course, he's feeling better, thank you God, but that fear is REAL when you don't know what is wrong and how to fix it 😕 I hope your little grandson is doing well now ❤❤❤
Just look at OJ, Casey Anthony, Scott & Andrew Peterson….they are innocent because they SAY THEY ARE…besides, a pretty face works wonders except for HORSE FACE Casey Anthony but bcuz she won the HOT BODY contest and also had a mother who is willing to lie to help save their monster child.. but they didn’t think she would also turn her back against them like she has
She is like a vulture. These babies and families were her prey. The fact that she lingered and kept interacting with the family shows me that she took pleasure in their pain and sadness. This woman is beyond evil. It’s sickens me.
Right??? Like hearing that she was just....hovering around their grief? That's weird af, and then pushing them to grieve faster by bringing in cots and morgue stuff? Truly suspicious, I'm not surprised those moms had weird off feelings.
That's what came to my mind. It made her feel better about herself and situation to watch these poor parents fall apart. My God! I can't imagine the pain and anger they must feel 😭
Seem along the lines of Munchausen by Proxy? Attention she receives for having such a “bad run” and whatever feeling she got from forcing herself into the situations with the families. This is terribly sad.
@@rs-mt6kl after my son was stillborn by medical mistake ( they gave me medication that was on my allergy list and put me into shock and seizures, ripping the cord, wich killed my son ) there was one nurse constantly bringing us photos, finger and foot prints etc. my husband got really angry eventually because he told her ten times that she has to stop bringing me these things. I wanted to die. After I woke from the c section I cried because I wasn’t dead. It really was horrible, to have these things constantly pushed on me and only added to my pain. It took years but we had a healthy baby girl last September and I am happy now and found peace. Sadly one child can’t replace the lost one and I’ll always wonder what if I went to a different hospital…. I hope and pray the parents, the victims find at least some peace and joy again and this monster will never be happy again.
I used to be a phlebotomist and was the goto guy to draw NICU babies because of my rapport with nurses and MDs. Drawing labs on premies is a very very specialized talent bc of the absence of sites available to acquire specimens. I got so good at it that even parents were asking for me specifically even on my days off . I loved those smurfs and their moms&dad's but I had gained an incredible respect for the nurses especially on the nightshift. We all made sure to watch those kids and anyone who enter the unit like a hawk. That wanna be Annie Wilkes Lucy is one sick hellion and I say this lightly: There IS a special place in hell...
My son was born at 27 weeks and spent 74 days in the NICU. I was only 14 years old, I didn’t have a great support system in the beginning so I put all my trust into these nurses. Most of them are angels (Ginny at Good Sam, I think of you every day), but some of them aren’t. I’m thankful most of my sons care team was awesome, empathetic, and so caring. They taught me so much and helped me feel comfortable in those 74 days I spent hours next to my son’s incubator. I couldn’t imagine something like this happening, this is a parents worst nightmare. I hate that it’s possible to put all of our trust into these people who are supposed to care for the things most precious to us, and they do the absolute worst thing imaginable.
Hope he is doing good now had ma first son at 17 i know how it is wheb you young and be a mother but whe are strong i had no support either so i feel with you hope everything is good now and you and your kid have a good live ❤
@@Samanta-van-laar thank you, we’re doing well now :) my son will be 8 in a few months. He’s incredibly gifted in math, top 1% in the country for his age group! He makes me so proud every day
@@kaylaborders3189 i am so happy to hear that and wow he is a smart boy i dojt no you in person but it is good to hear you guys are doing good now i am allready 39 by now haha i am getting old lol and ma oldest is 22 now enjoy every moment time goes so fast if they ever make a time machine i am going back to when they where babies again haha i mist it sometimes
My mom was a NICU nurse at Good Sam!! ( may not be the same one in Cali…) but she loved her job and was sooooo good at it! She retired from that hospital a few years ago. She was probably there 8 years ago:) So glad you found support! You are amazing and strong!!
My heart absolutely broke when you said baby C was still fighting all the way to the end, despite being brain dead. I despise this woman. What a monster.
@@lonerebeI Me2, the very same. I have a lot of pent up anger from grieving the loss of my son😢 She so deserves the wrath that I would bring upon her. She's evil to her deep, dark soul. Praying for all of the family members of these beautiful angels🙏🙌 I am so, so sorry for each and every one of you 😢💔
@@lonerebeI We can only hope there's some good-natured more circumstantial criminals currently locked up in maxiumum security preparing shivs for her as we speak
Hi Stephanie. Incase you’d not heard yet, today Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies. She’s been named Britain’s most prolific baby killer in our news today. As soon as I heard, I wanted to update you.
@@charlottedakin5765 they can lock her up and throw away that key as far as I’m concerned, my friend! I was so shocked hearing the comments from her friends saying they’d stand by her. Just wow.
I'm a Registered nurse. Thank you for covering these cases. This is a reason that my loved ones will never be left alone in a hospital. 99% of nurses are great, but how would you know if yours is the 1% ? Also, side note, for the future, Digoxin is pronounced like the word digit, but remove the -it and add -oxin.
Im only at 56 min, but as a fellow nurse, do you notice how off Baby C story is? The baby crashed and they perform CPR, and then suddenly gave up after there was a heart rate and breathing? No, I don’t believe that they could know how much brain damage there would be at that point… And then the comment about a doctor saying that, “at this point the baby has not had any nutrition…“ None of that sounds reasonable to me from an NICU… I’m not discounting that this LUCY could be a psycho nurse, but the baby C story just doesn’t jive with me…. If reported accurately, I am now doubting the entire NICU unit. What do u think?
That is a sobering comment I'm girding my loins before I may may nit listen to this.Ive just been for a procedure and they were all lovely BUT my mum died in hospital they admitted negligence and I have to say being Inn hospital day procedure scared me I felt vulnerable and I'm 55 nit a defenceless baby it seems to be a bit of a lottery and one is thankful of course when admittance and care is good.If ll did this I've nit decided it does indeed put all on the defensive as it is indeed beyond callous with the oath to care and save lives Regards.
As a NICU mom, this is horrific. Literally worst nightmare. Thank you for bringing light to something like this, but it sickens me to know there are people out there like this.
Im a nicu nurse in the uk and this case is just horrific. I cant believe how a nicu nurse could do this. You did well explaining the terms. Just one thing to clarify, we use the “cold cot” not hot cot for those babies whose families want to keep them by their side and to spend more time before going to the morgue.
I was a baby cuddler in my local NICU before covid shut down the volunteer program. Those babies and parents are so vulnerable, the parents are so desperate, they'll do anything to make their babies better! The idea of anybody hurting any baby makes my blood boil but it's a special kind of evil to mess with babies in intensive care. Just a whole new level of evil. Every baby I hugged and snuggled holds a special place in my heart, even if I only held them once! I can't imagine how evil you have to be to ever even think of hurting them!
That's so amazing you did that!! My step mom, when she lost my brother, Johnathon, at 8 months of pregnancy, donated her breast milk for months to babies at the Woman's Hopsital where she gave birth to him. She so badly wanted to be a cuddler, but couldn't bring herself to do it. It's always amazing when there are women out there that do things like this! Special place in heaven for all of yall 😇😍😘
@@salmonjanet your step mom did a beautiful thing, too. People don’t realize how precious that milk is to moms who can’t provide it or don’t make enough.
Pure evil. I helped my daughter with her triplets in NICU, who were born at 26 weeks. We were there for three months, living in the hospital grounds. The babies were so sick and helpless, with things going wrong daily. It was two and a half months before I got my first cuddle of one of them. It was a totally harrowing time and, 12 years later, I can honestly say I haven't fully recovered. I also stayed with one of the triplets for six weeks when he was five months old (two months adjusted age, weighing 4kgs), 1,700 kms away from his home, while he had various operations. The responsibility I felt for that beautiful little boy's survival was overwhelming. They all have "issues" but they are alive, and that's all that matters. If someone ever hurt them I don't know what I'd do, but it wouldn't be pretty!!
@@jennifergrace1694 2 and a half months? 😥was your daughter able to hold any of them before that? I can't imagine how painful that would be. glad they're doing better! I bet having 3 preteens is a bit challenging 😅
I had twins in 2020. Hearing Baby A and Baby B, which I still playfully refer to them as sends chills down my spine. Luckily, they didn’t need to go to Nicu and because of the pandemic, they remained in my room 98% of the time. While stressful at the time, this makes me grateful it worked out that way.
When I was in nursing school, I had to dress and clean a dead newborn for a family viewing (not sure if "viewing" is the right word?). Seeing the family grieve was devastating. And 20 years later, I still clearly remember how much pain that poor family was in. Just thinking about it is making me cry writing this comment. Something is very very VERY wrong with someone that could do this to those poor innocent babies and families! And Lucy will probably never be able to openly admit what she has done.
I can’t believe they had you do that in NURSING SCHOOL?!? Are you in the US? That is something that should be saved for NICU nurses, reasons are self explanatory. The lifelong trauma it has caused you is further evidence of that.
I don’t comment often but I needed to reply to this. My first baby was stillborn when I was 41 weeks pregnant. The nurses offered for me to bathe and dress my daughter, but mentally I could not do it. I will never, ever forget the nurse who did that for me and I’ve thanked her multiple times over the years. Thank you so much for doing that for those parents. Even if you don’t know it, you are a bright and important part of their child’s story.
We had our first baby in 2020 with rare deformities and the classic c section was complicated to say the least. I can't have kids now which is ok. She only lived for a day but the nurses still send us cards. They dressed her put her on a cot, gave us a heart monitor in a bear of her, and to this day they will never know how much that means to us. You are truly a wonderful person for families that need this.
@@DoRNURSE Yes, this was at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. Don't worry about me, I'm not traumatized. It's the families that are experiencing lifelong pain from losing their babies that have the trauma to be concerned about.
@@klsuggs @Feral Fox Thank you so much. Your comment means a lot. That sweet little angel was like a beautiful doll that I dressed in a long white gown with a bonnet. I think she had a genetic mutation bc she had webbed hands and feet. She was that poor family's 4th stillborn baby! I actually only finished one year of RN nursing school, bc it was honestly too hard for me. But I'll always be grateful for the time I got to spend with the elderly nursing home patients and with the families in the women's hospital. I'm so sorry for what you both went through. You are strong for sharing your story and I really hope you've had a decent support system to help you.
Time Stamps For Each Babies Intro: Baby A- 19:39 Baby B- 32:01 Baby C- 46:22 Baby D- 55:41 Baby E- 1:06:00 Baby F- 1:12:23 I was so hooked on every little detail about what Lucy did... It's almost unbelievable, and I cannot even begin to understand the pain felt by these poor families!!!
Baby C is so extremely sad, I can’t imagine the traumatization she caused these parents as they held their baby thinking maybe he would “come” back to life or was still alive.
I lost a new born baby. I went into preterm labor, and he was just too little to make it. It’s truly the most heartbreaking thing. For me, I couldn’t even labor properly bc I didn’t want to deliver just to have him die upon birth. I cannot imagine having a “normal” birth just to have him pass from a crazy nurse.
I am so so sorry for your devastating loss. I really truly hope the future holds lots of healthy children for you. I also wish for you extra happiness in your future in an attempt to counter balance the traumatic sadness that has been unfairly put upon you. Nobody should have to go through what you did. Regardless of how heinous Lucy's actions are or regardless of anybody else's losses are, it does not make your sadness any less. I honestly wish you a great future. It can happen for you even if it doesn't seen like it right now. Take Care
@@katiekat4457 thank you. That was so sweet of you to say. I have had 2 healthy sons since then. It definitely took time to heal from. I appreciate your kind words 😊
I am a nurse and I am VERY impressed with your understanding of these complex medical procedures and terminology. You can tell Stephanie is just a naturally smart person. Couple of pronunciation things: Nasogastric : Nay-Zo-Gastric Parenteral: Puh-rent-teh-Ruhl If you have to keep saying these for the next part. Love you Stephanie. Your content makes my week!!
What blows my mind is the fact that the hospital kept missing the blatant signs all around them. I think that in addition to holding Lucy Letby accountable for her monstrous actions, the hospital administration should be put on trial as well. Just sickening!!
My guess is that there were signs as well as complaints. As long as it wasn't proven to the administration, they swept it away. Not wanting a law suit. Sad and disgusting on their part. Completely heartbreaking for the babies and parents. Nurse for 22 years here.
Just to play devil’s advocate (whilst knowing nothing about the legality of internal investigations in a hospital setting and with HIPAA in place in the UK) hearing these cases in succession made it seem obvious something was going on, but spaced out in real time with possible other natural deaths happening in between as well, I would assume it didn’t raise red flags at first and when it did someone must have reported it and then worked with law enforcement to start an investigation. And again because “innocent until proven guilty” if they were even a little bit wrong about Lucy, she’d definitely be able to file a lawsuit for unfair suspension/termination (if that’s what they would have done to continue the investigation) and it’s definitely a point to take into consideration *especially* when they moved her shift and the death count (and type) followed her- that would have really been the cherry on top of something not being right in the situation- but that’s just what I think? I absolutely think she’s a disgusting, vile person that honestly deserves to rot (allegedly, don’t come for me- and again, innocent until proven guilty)
How did they not look into this after the first four babies? 4 babies in a month that all died with what the MDs themselves said was a highly unusual symptom of mottled skin. I know hindsight is obviously 20/20, but I’m a pharmacist here in US and have worked in hospitals and it sounds like that number of deaths and those circumstances were highly unusual in that unit. It’s odd to me that it didn’t raise any red flags.
From my understanding (apart from the fact that they still can't say for sure what caused those deaths - these are theories) the reason why hospitals aren't immediately under criminal scrutiny as soon as something unusual happens is because if that were the case, being a healthcare professional would be completely debilitating. Strange symptoms and occurrences happen all the time in hospitals and if doctors and nurses were investigated as soon as there was room for "conspiracy theories" (for lack of a nicer term) how would we expect them to still take on care of complex patients? Four is unfortunately still a "low enough" number for coincidence.
The NHS tends to cover things up to avoid a scandal. They tried to cover it up...but it was too alarming and had to be looked into by the police and in-house medical investigators
They did, as in doctors raised it and it was doctors who blew the whistle and went to the police over the manager's heads to stop Letby getting back on that ward after the higher management ordered them to apologize to Letby prior to her return to the ward. The issue here was moron managers, people with zero clinical experience or knowledge, basically useless corporate types who get to make decisions over actual medics heads. I am sure you have such odious management class types in US hospitals too, or wherever you live. The often are on higher salaries than medics too.
As a mother, this is horrifying, my heart broke with each story of each baby. I can't even imagine. My thoughts and prayers to those families. As an RN, this is absolutely disgusting.
As a nurse this absolutely infuriates me, even if ur not a nurse it would but we take an oath to protect and provide the best care that we can for our patients, she is a sick sick woman! My heart goes out to all these poor families ❤️❤️
The longer the case, the more parts, the more hours, the better for new personally. I want to know every detail about every single thing and I’m so thankful Stephanie operates this way. She thinks of everything. She includes everything I want to know. She’s the absolute king at what she does. I honestly think she missed her calling (fortunately for us) of being some kind of researcher/writer for the huge leagues. How lucky we are to get to watch her work this way!!!! Thank you for all you do, Stephanie!!
Stories like this is why I never left my son’s side when he was in the NICU after being born premature. I lived in the recliner for 3 weeks much to the annoyance of the nurses working at the hospital. The behavior I witnessed from many of the nurses furthered my belief that mothers or fathers should be present at all times with their child. I pray these grieving families find some semblance of peace through the horrible tragedy of loosing their baby.
It’s the unfortunate truth that for every amazing doctor/nurse/whatever, it feels like there’s 100 others who are lazy, dumb, dont care, or all of the above. It’s depressing.
Good for you. Unfortunately I think some nurses only treat parents well when the parents follow everything they suggest and treat the nurse as an absolute authority. These nurses may come across as angels to such parents but it doesn’t mean they are.
I did the same I never left my baby, I left him for an hr to take a shower & was right back. I was in that uncomfortable recliner chair too. Hated it but I don’t trust anyone.
I literally was about to start cleaning wishing I had something to listen to and like always Stephanie comes through! You're amazing! Thank you for all you do!
This is horrifying. My oldest daughter was perfectly healthy after birth, but because she had was overdue and had already had her first bowel movement in the amniotic fluid, they took her away and placed her in NICU. It was extremely difficult to get her cleared and back with me. I can’t even IMAGINE someone taking her life while in their care. I feel so terribly for those families
I have had to take my time with this one. I have triplets that were born prematurely and spent 69 days in the NICU. Thank God we had amazing NICU nurses who loved my babies. This is hard to hear and terrifying. My babies are 4 years old now and well. I will forever hold a place in my heart for the NICU nurses that helped me through that very difficult time.
I have triplets too! They were born at 34/5 and spent 6 1/2 weeks in the NICU. Two girls and a boy. I can't believe it but they are already 21 years old.
The fact she not only betrayed those beautiful babies, the families, and her profession is absolutely disgusting…in fact disgusting doesn’t even cover it. There are no words for how horrific this behaviour is.
As a twin mom the first story of baby a and baby b hit home really hard...it also insanely infuriated me...I couldn't imagine the pain of having one baby murdered and them the second almost murdered! Also twins have an incredible bond from birth and loosing the twin does effect them...baby b for sure knew something was wrong.
i thought the same thing. maybe baby b was so upset and unsettled because their other half was now gone and they could FEEL it. the thought of what that might feel like, especially to a newborn, makes me physically ill
I've been a nurse almost 29 years and 8 can honestly say I've never ran into anyone like this. I would be very freaked out if I worked with a nurse who acted like this.
100%, my dad worked in admin for a hospital so I was constantly surrounded by them.. it takes a special breed of human to be a nurse, kind of hard to be a horrible human yet have to care for people all day long. But I guess that’s why this woman is now going to be the largest baby killer in England ): still so scary to think you could run into someone like this even in the profession of nursing ):
@@PaganPunk I may not know for 100% certainty buy I would "know " or have a really strong suspension. You are dependent on each other for signing and cosigning through the entire shift. You work close with these people all the time, you are with them more than your home so you would be on high alert for things like that. Nurse's are all about the gossip with each other. Lol I promise someone would be bringing it up. Thats what happens when you got Nurse's taking meds , all of the Nurse's who work around that person are going to each other and asking " wth is up with Susan. Is she doing so and so and don't cosign for her unless you witness it" stuff like that
As a nurse myself it makes me wonder what her motivating factor was when she decided to go into nursing. Schooling is no easy task so it' 's hard to believe she chose it lightly. Did she choose the profession deliberately to get away with murder or was this something that happened accidentally once and then she couldn't stop? I have so many questions.
Apparently wanted to work with kids, like many girls do. There are definitely certain types who seek out nursing as a career because they are in charge of the vulnerable though. Nobody knows quite what went on in Letby's head because she refuses to divulge. She was shagging a male married doctor who would show up on the ward when a baby collapsed though. Some think getting to see him was a motivating factor but not the whole story at all. She clearly enjoyed causing pain and havoc to the children and the parents - she stalked their social media. I think she discovered the thrill of power in that job, tbqh, and everything led from there.
I feel like she enjoyed being a part of the families pain, that's why she was there while they grieved and also why she looked them up on Facebook. She was probably trying to see a post talking about their loss. Such a sick sick person. Being a young mother, it breaks my heart to imagine the pain the families went through. There is a special place in hell for someone this evil.
It's horrible that this is the second time in the UK that this has happened. Beverly Allitt did something very similar in 1991. Scarily despite being given 13 concurrent life sentences she is now eligible for parole after spending 30 years in a secure unit.
When I saw the thumbnail I though, "huh that's a very clear picture for a 30 year old case". I didn't know that EXACTLY the same happened again!! That's horifying!
I'm 63 years old and my 3 babies are between the ages of 35 and 38 years old. I'm listening to this and remembering giving birth, talking with the doctor and nurses, being handed my baby (ies), and having nothing but trust for the medical personnel standing around me and my babies. This is horrific! You, as a parent, are in an incredibly vulnerable state, elated with the birth of a beautiful child but exhausted. All you can do is trust the people around you. God Bless the parents of these innocent newborn victims and, of course, the victims themselves. These beautiful little souls were in the hands of an evil monster. I hope Letby gets what she deserves.
i love how your hair has evolved over the years stephanie! this style is beautiful. thanks for your consistency and attention to detail in your videos! it’s much appreciated.
@@StephanieHarlowe do you have your hair chemically relaxed Stephanie? I remember your early crime videos and you would wear it natural and it is sooo tightly curled! It looks beautiful anyway, maybe i should try using Prose as well!. Love to you and your family, from Kerry in England ♥
@@sarahmoore5966 i think Stephanie uses Prose not FOB... at least she is currently being sponsored by them and i don't think Stephanie promotes anything dhe doesn't use and stand by herself.
@@WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey I think your right about that. One of the other true crime youtubers I follow does FOB I believe. I was just thinking about going through videos to find a clip so I could see about trying whatever she is using!
Also as a student nurse who is graduating soon, watching these stories breaks my heart as I don't understand how someone in these positions can do this to their patients, let alone these poor defenseless babies! :(
Congratulations to you both! A little advice for your future career: ensure that when you flush an IV, you ALWAYS push the extra air bubble out of the syringe of NS before administering.
Congratulations!! Nurses are what keep the hospital running. And yes.. always aspirate the syringe. Even as a dental hygienist we aspirate (remove the air) before inserting the needle for local anaesthesia and right before we inject (to make sure we are not in a blood vessel). Should have been automatic for a level 6 nurse. 🤔
@@Just_MHO_thomasina in nursing, aspiration is actually pulling back on the syringe plunger when it’s attached to the IV or in the muscle that you intend to administer an injection in to ensure that you either have a good IV because you pull back some blood or that you’re not in a blood vessel in the case of an IM injection. So aspiration would not be automatic. It depends on the situation. Degasing the air bubble from the syringe should be done but it’s something that I’ve had to gently remind students of on several different occasions. I wouldn’t fault someone who is just learning for not automatically knowing this.
I live in the UK and this is infuriating. I don't understand how so many babies can die, and Lucy be present at every single one, yet nobody thought to flag this or say anything about their gut feeling. The women sounded beyond strange! I would of been watching Lucy like a hawk. I'm so sorry to all the parents who lost their baby to this evil monster. 💔
I was curious how they didn't do a major investigation after ONE died when they were healthy or stable before. Everyone's arse who had been at work that day would have been strung up on the wire til I found out what happened. Why so many?
After a certain amount she should of been taken completely off that ward away from babies until an investigation was complete on the flip side the fact a doctor said they didn’t trust her in there alone with them shows they suspected it so were families and babies made to suffer to catch her out I really hope not but seems the hospital and colleagues were negligible to allow this to go on so long and happen to so many
@bananayummyable Patient safety is paramount when you are a nurse. I can't believe no one said anything, AND administratio didn't stop it. From a nurses point of view,...patient safety is everything. From administration's point of view, they do not want a sentinel event on their hands.
My heart goes out to the parents of these little babies I know what they're going through I lost my baby boy when he was a week old. 38 years ago a day doesn't go by without thinking about him
Let’s remember that as* horrible and scary this story is, there are already 100 stories in the comments mentioning NICU babies being saved by nurses ❤️ she is a needle in a haystack and lets get those babies justice but ensure to be kind and loving to our tired and overworked nurses out there! ❤️ thank you to* all that work in the health/hospital industry!
omg yes! My son was in the NICU with gastroschisis (a condition where his intestines were on the outside of his stomach, it didn't close all the way in utero). they had to slowly push them back into his little belly and then close him back up. Those nurses took my calls at all hours of the night, literally at like 2am, they would tell me how he was doing, give me all his vitals etc, they never seemed annoyed or bothered at all, no matter how many questions I asked. I couldn't be there every day because I had no car and had to take 2 busses to get there, it was horrible for me but it helped knowing he was in such good hands. I'll never be able to repay those nurses for how much love and care they gave to my little boy. It was surreal. Thank you to all the nurses who are there for us moms in these situations, you really are needed and appreciated ❤
I’m so appreciative of good nurses, but the bad one scare the crap out of me! When you question them they instantly take on a defensive attitude. I’ve had a son in the NICU for 2 months, he was born at 28wks. I had great nurses for the most part, but mistakes can happen so a parent has a right to watch like a hawk everything going on, and that should be understood and not met with any kind of annoyance or superiority. I left my son alone as little as possible.
As a nurse myself and a mother of a son who spent a week in the NICU when he was born, I can’t even express the disgust I feel from this. I would do anything to keep my patient’s safe and try to make them as well as possible. That is our job. I take pride in trying to help people and give them the care I’d want my own family members to have if in the hospital. I would literally do anything possible to do this. Also, as a mom I remember sobbing in the NICU when I saw my son and his pain. The NICU nurse was an Angel who cared for him. I literally put all my hope and faith in her which is such a vulnerable feeling. This amazing nurse comforted me and set me up in a chair and let me hold him for the first time with all of his tubes. I will never forget her and have such a huge amount of gratitude. This story is just appalling and heartbreaking.
These cases are absolutely alarming. And Lucy's behavior as a nurse is just bizarre. It's very unfortunate they didn't clue into this sooner. She needed to be apprehended post haste. She's a lunatic.
I had a still birth at 21 weeks and the nurses were absolutely amazing. One ( who we have on fb because we loved her so much for everything she did and also want her to be there for our next delivery coming in September) she never pushed anything and was around but never said the things Lucy said in that situation when your child has passed and you have the hot cot and just want a few moments with there body and we reached out to her not the other way around. It just gives me vibes you could tell the parents just knew something wasn’t right somehow somewhere and it breaks my heart
This is an actual nightmare. My son was in the NICU, I was a young mom, and I put my entire hope and faith into the nursing staff. I am so blessed that they were so wonderful. I can’t imagine someone doing something like this.
“Collapsed” in the UK is used because it refers to vitals. That is, their body vitals went down drastically. Also, while I get the impersonality of using alphabets for the babies names, it’s commonplace in the UK to give grieving family space from press and media before, during and after trial. I believe if they come out themselves that they want their names out then it’s usually revealed at some point.
The nightmare of loosing a beloved newborn is horrific. We have a 9 month grandson. He’s brought joy, wonder, and live into our lives as have our 2 granddaughters aged 13 and almost 16. Thank God they were well cared for.
This story hit me so hard. My son, Ethan who was 7 weeks premature, was transferred to a hospital closer to our home. A few days before my son was transferred, a set of prem twin boys were given a lethal dose of morphine, in the same NICU my son was being moved to. The twins both passed away. At the time, no one knew if it was done on purpose, or if it was grave error. My heart is with the parents of those beautiful little babies, my deepest condolences to all those who have gone through this heartache. After the passing of my first prem baby, my Alex, and going through a second prem birth 5 years later, with Ethan, you're all in my thoughts
The way she inserted herself into patients care that weren’t assigned to her, the way she went to excessive lengths to engage with the parents, etc are all SOOO reminiscent of Beverley Allitt. Using insulin and air bubbles to make the babies sick is also what Beverley did.
@@JustAshley9685 actually, the babies died from complications of health issues. Most of them has nothing wrong done to them. Child A may have accidentally been given an air embolus from the IV Lucy put in, but the rest of the incidents, if you actually listen to them and remember the children were at risk, don't actually denote abuse or malpractice. One mother says her baby was bleeding and screaming when she walked in and Lucy was present, but that was the baby who had previously had a lung bleed. People need to read more.
Unfortunately, inserting air bubbles from a syringe into a vein or artery is a quite unconspicious, silent, but oh so monstrous way to hurt and kill a person. The person suddenly feels like he/she cannot breathe anymore (just like a grown person suffering a sudden embolism); pretty distressing. They feel extreme burning throughout the chest with no improvement, therefore burning sensation will only increase by the second until colapse. This will not last long, but will be extremely painful whatever the age of the person. This is not only killing, but imposing extreme suffering before. Just so monstruous, one cannot believe a human being can choose to inflict this on a pure and so little innocent! When one thinks a little survivor of a challenging birth is quite a little hero by itself, it is uncanny to realize a monster could make this premie's life even more miserable to the point of willingly choosing to remove his life through such type of pain. This is the extreme among extreme tragedies, and imposed on little persons who cannot even defend themselves. I was a neo-nat ICU nurse myself. I am glad none of our so precious tiny clients have suffered in such a monstrous way, with unbearable consequences on families and also all of the staff!
My sweet little boy was on NICU for 11 weeks and has spent the vast majority of his life in and out of hospitals. My blood BOILS over this case; I don’t even have the words to describe how horrendous this ‘alleged, don’t come for me’ creature is. I’m so glad you covered this case Stephanie, we always love your case coverage 💕
My baby was in the NICU for 33 days. All of his nurses were amazing except for one. Something told me not to trust this nurse, so I told the charge nurse I didn't want this specific nurse to be my son's nurse anymore. Towards the end of him being discharged that nurse got fired. It was a WHOLE SCENE !!! I don't know exactly what happened, but I'm glad she doesn't work there. Honestly, I hope she doesn't get hired working at a hospital ever again !!!
As a doctor (veterinary critical care), you did amazing explaining all the medical terms and relevant pathologic changes. So sad. People ask how we can work on puppies and kittens, but geez, I could never imagine having to console grieving parents in the NICU.
@@heatherwarden2689 get educated, veterinary doctors and human medicine doctors both need at least 8yrs of schooling. As a pre-vet student myself I’m in the same classes as pre-med students. Don’t discredit.
@@heatherwarden2689 i am not a human doctor. But I am a board certified critical care specialist and will happily help you and your pet should there be an emergency. I always say I’m the doctor you hope not to see, as I work in the ER and ICU. We offer blood transfusions, dialysis, mechanical ventilation. In fact, during Covid, many of our hospitals donated ventilators for human use (the machines are the same) in the time of crisis. I also teach in veterinary school. There is a movement called NOMV that addresses some of the public’s perception of veterinarians. Thank you to all who seem to get it :)
Melissa, I love my vet! I know veterinarians can see trauma in human beings just like other healthcare professional. Thank you for belonging to such a kind and caring profession. As a former nurse, I worked in critical care, I think Lucy was a monster. Not only did she kill these infants, she used methods that were guaranteed to cause them pain. Think about how painful gas is, and we are adults! She deliberately introduced air into their NG tubes and IV catheters. She had to know this was very painful. I just can’t wrap my mind around something this monstrous! She essentially tortured them before death. My heart goes out to the parents.
My daughter was in the NICU for 4 months and if this woman did what she accused of she is the worst kind of monster. I was unable to do the things that my daughter needed so I trusted the Doctors and nurses to care for her. That is the biggest leap of faith a parent can have to trust and allow someone else to care for your child. For someone in that position of trust to use it to kill is just horrible.
I’ve watched pretty much all of your videos, and this is the FIRST time I’ve ever been physically ill over a case. 9 minutes in and my stomach is TURNING so much. As a 29 year old mother of 3, I can’t even begin to understand. Thank you for all you do Stephanie, I can’t even imagine how hard this was to spend so much time researching♥️♥️
I had boy/girl twins when I was 17. They were preemie at 30 weeks and required 2 months in the NICU. It was such a scary, traumatizing time and my son almost did not make it. Thankfully they are 17 now and perfectly healthy. Those nurses were my lifeline and due to my age and the long hospitalization of my children really taught me to be a mother. I trusted them implicitly and looked to them for guidance on every little thing. I couldn’t imagine what these parents have been through. It is horrific, absolutely.
I’m a nurse and a mother - not a neonatal nurse, my heart couldn’t handle it, but this case is just so terrifying. I treat every patient as if they were my family member, my parent, grandparent, child etc. I just can’t wrap my head around it. It definitely makes me wary of watching coworkers and speaking up at work. I also really don’t like nurses messaging about patients outside of work. Those parents, their pain and anger is unfathomable.
I am a NICU nurse with 10 years of experience. I have worked in every level of NICU from the 15 oz babies and up and this story has me completely mind blown! These poor parents and babies! Just breaks my heart! I have so many ???s! Thank you for covering Stephanie!!!
As a healthcare worker, it is not unusual, in the case of a patient death, for coworkers to inquire if you are ok. Sometimes it’s a long term patient. Sometimes it’s a patient who touches you’re heart. Sometimes it’s just someone you worked hard on. So that’s not weird. It is weird for someone to seek out the patient’s family.
I agree, I was kinda on the fence over the interactions, I’ve done the same to be honest, you approach your job with empathy & you get attached. But the family of my patients aren’t my friends. I’ve hugged grieving relatives before but I would NEVER look them up on Facebook 👀👀👀👀 that’s a violation
This is so scary. My youngest was born at 24 weeks so he spent 4.5 months in the NICU. Most of the nurses were angels, but I definitely got bad vibes from 1 or 2. At some point my son was given 10x the amount of a diuretic than he was supposed to. It was caught in time and was allegedly an accident, but I can't help but wonder.
💯 agree with you! People like her aren’t mentally ill. She is cold, calculated and takes pleasure out of her evil actions including still acting like support for those poor families. Beyond evil
She also may have a hero's complex. She starts the fire, and all of a sudden, here she comes to save the day, working so hard to bring this child back, Knowing damn good and well it wasn't going to happen. She's sick AF
@@BackyardButcher 💯 agree! Asking the parents if they want to call a minister/priest etc before they even realise the extent of what is happening to their baby! My baby was in nicu it gives me chills thinking about how easy it could be to have a sick member like her amongst the (obvs unlike her) amazing selfless drs and nurses caring for the most vulnerable of vulnerable. Death penalty should be brought back for people who harm children in any way shape or form
I've been an RN for 13 yrs...I CANNOT IMAGINE hurting any patient let alone a baby. I seriously cannot fathom what this POS did. 😔 The fact that she would take a newborn's life and then try and support the parents is BEYOND evil.
ikr! this scares me of going into the medical field- i know there’s monsters everywhere but some are harder to understand and harder to be able to stand that others
@@anayawrites2221 definitely monsters in every profession....the medical field just has so much more at stake with the consequences ya know. Like this is life we're dealing with. But there SO much more good I promise❤️
This is a really tough one. I cannot imagine going through everything with pregnancy, giving birth, having my baby taken to NICU and losing that baby only to find out that one of the staff were responsible for my baby's death. I honestly don't think I could go on after all of that. My heart really goes out to the parents that had to go through this.
In the UK, children under the age of 18 can not have their identities made public under Section 47 of The Criminal Procedure Act 1995. This means that any institution, such as schools, places of work, parents names etc can also not be named to protect the anonymity and privacy
as a nursing student and soon to be graduate, this is absolutely my biggest fear. i cannot imagine working with someone like this, the guilt you might feel from not being able to stop it. it disgusts me and is exactly why i want to become a nurse coroner. people like this go under the radar for so long and cause so much damage. while it makes me sick listening to this, it really helps me know what to look out for.
As a new RN in L&D, NICU- i had nightmares that I forgot something or made a mistake… my husband would wake up to me wiping the floor w my hand as i was freaking out about blood or something. 🤦🏼♀️.
I am soon to qualify soon and this case has hit me hard, like if she guilty or innocent it’s horrible either way. Those poor babies shouldn’t have lost their lives and I’ve been listening to a podcast which doesn’t that’s any opinions on the case and just states the true facts that have been said in court, the hospital and other staff members made some serious mistakes and the care was poor. I found this video was to opinionated for a open case.
Be careful not to get framed too, especially if you are not 'normal', i.e. you are an introvert, do not drink alcohol, do not have a 'family' (child abuse + foster care), are an immigrant, are non binary and asexual etc. Lucy looked 'normal', that explains why she got with it for so long. I was infuriated with the claims that she now has anxiety, depression and PTSD, people with her personality type (grandiose narcissists) just don't get the symptoms that leads to those diagnoses (which I disagree with, except for PTSD). My guess is that she now takes benzos to replace the alcohol she used to drink, and antidepressants to get the 'high' she used to get from recreational drugs, gambling (going at the races) etc.
Idk why I’m surprised whenever Stephanie does a UK case (I’m from the UK) I’m used to hearing about the US, but thanks SO MUCH for covering this, it’s a shock to everyone and so heartbreaking, love your videos so I love seeing your delivery of it
I'm pregnant with my baby #2, and when you said the hot cott, and then morgue, I just lost it. Bless all the families that go through any child loss. My heart can't imagine.
As a nurse, I was trying to convince myself that this could not be true. It hurts my heart so much to know that there wasn't follow up with every death. I feel like it could have been caught so much sooner. Ugh.
Im only at 56 min, but as a fellow nurse, do you notice how off Baby C story is? The baby crashed and they perform CPR, and then suddenly gave up after there was a heart rate and breathing? No, I don’t believe that they could know how much brain damage there would be at that point… And then the comment about a doctor saying that, “at this point the baby has not had any nutrition…“ None of that sounds reasonable to me from an NICU… I’m not discounting that this LUCY could be a psycho nurse, but the baby C story just doesn’t jive with me…. If reported accurately, I am now doubting the entire NICU unit. What do u think?
I cannot bear to even think of the agony of these poor parents who lost their baby in such a senseless and cruel way. The way this monster taunted the parents makes my blood boil. How one ever gets over something like this, I don't know.
My son was in a NICU himself for a month before I could bring him home. Trusting those nurses was so, so, so hard. But the ones I had were amazing. This woman? I’d kill to get my hands on her and you’d have a hell of a case to cover once I did. Thanks, as always, for the thorough and intelligent way you deconstruct the cases for us. We ❤ you!
People's anger is largely misdirected. This had to happen eventually. Nurses are overworked and underpaid. Very little room for compassion when one is being exploited like that. The government steals our money and sends it fund war in other countries and other such things rather than on healthcare for its citizens. Few people can stand being a nurse no more. That's why there's a shortage. But people prefer NOT to look at the larger problem! There are many more accidentantal or not so accidental murders happening but just like in this case, it is nearly impossible to get the government-backed corporations called hospitals to investigate. And to improve anything!
As a NICU nurse this case is really unbelievable. Whenever we lose a baby the whole unit is heartbroken for weeks, I can’t imagine anyone doing that on purpose. I wish she had been caught sooner.
Laundry and crime day! And my toddler is napping 🙌 I'm so glad you are covering this case. It is so disturbing. My son was in the NICU for 40 minutes but my husband never left his side. I recommend to all parents, do not let your newborn out of your sight. They don't have to leave your room at all. You also need to consent to anything being done to your child, which helps if you are present 24/7. Ask questions. Ask for things to be explained. It's not rude. If the nurse is offended, ask for another nurse. Advocate for yourself and your baby, always. I cannot imagine what these parents must be going through 💔
First time viewing your channel and have been viewing this Lucy Letby case since the verdict came out and popped up on a UK news clip. Your explanation of this incredible crime is superb.
And this is what upsets me, as a nurse, its evil like this that make people feel we can't be trusted, and honestly, I don't blame them. I would feel exactly the same! She is disgusting. We take an oath to protect & care for our patients, and the way she has abused this and the trust of these poor parents breaks my heart! I hope she rots in hell
Hi Stephanie I absolutely love how you tell these cases it really highlights the victims and their families. So thank you for all you do. Also huge fan of "Crime Weekly". I have a case that I thought may interest you. It occurred in Maryland, the media dubbed it the "Rock n Roll McDonald's Murder". I was incarcerated with the women who was convicted, it's a crazy case. Could you please look into it. Brief synopsis. Mother and son attempt murder on his ex wife/child's mother, infront of kids. There is sooo much more to this case, and there was a shocking twist about the son as well. Again please look into this case.
Thank you for reading and responding to my message. I really think you're going to find it interesting. If you do decide to do this case and have any questions about the women convicted of these crimes please feel free to reach out.
As a mom who had a baby in the NICU, this is like the worst nightmare I could ever imagine. You trust the nurses and Dr's with their life. I cannot even imagine this.
My son was in the NICU. This is beyond enraging. I wept in the hospital chapel and wrote in the guest book for god to save my baby. I imagine many of these parents did the same. My son is fine now and I greatly credit the nurses for that. Knowing that even if convicted, in the UK she will probably be out in ~8 years with a new name and gets to live her life. I hope she dreams of torment every night.
Yup the UK is notorious for flimsy punishment for murderers and they are allowed to change their names after jail. I’m so grateful God heard your prayers and your baby is doing well.
the UK may not lock people up and throw away the key quite as gleefully as the US, but shes certainly gonna get more than eight years for being a literal serial killer. you can get a life sentence in the UK, its just rare. i havent finished the video yet so idk all the evidence and how likely it is they will actually be able to convict her though.
My heart goes out to these families. I am a nurse sworn to protect the sick. How can anyone do this. My son was in the NICU for 3 weeks and had amazing nurse. This was before I was a nurse. I had to be discharged before he was. We count on ppl to take care of our loved ones. This just blows my mind.
Stephanie this is the best video you've EVER done. I really appreciate the research you've done into the medical terms and practices in the UK, this made the video so much easier to understand and I appreciate that you've made such an effort to say the UK terms. This is a really tough case as there as so many victims and you explained it so, so well.
This wasn't happening before her time on the ward and after her time on the ward. I 100% believe Lucy letby did this. My heart breaks for those children and their parents. This is the reason I trust no one with my children. Another great video Stephanie.
I’ve been watching your videos from the early makeup days, and this story has freaked me out more than most. Just the way you tell it and the shocking amount of cases. Thank you for all that you do
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*NOT SORRY... In MY OPINION, SO NOBODY COME FOR ME, this damn hospital NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE for this 💩 as well!!*
*Dammit man! How in hell can they NOT see the correlation between all of these deaths and this EVIL PARASITE!?!*
*At the VERY LEAST she should have been mandated to go on leave, until this 💩 got sorted out! Right then, they would've seen SHE was the common denominator!*
*This makes me RAGE! And sick to my tummy for ALL of these parents AND newborns who suffered, yet survived, at the hands of SATAN HIMSELF!*
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The babies not being named isn't impersonal, it's to protect the families and give them a sense of anonymity during the trial.
and very common in the UK. Like Baby P case.
@Tired mum It definitely is, and to be honest, I'd prefer it if I was in the same position. The case with Nicola Bulley going missing proves that some people are extremely inconsiderate and thoughtless. Some were turning up in the village, making accusations at her husband and filming the police. It must be really difficult being a victim of a crime like this one and to have to deal with being inthe spotlight at the same time would be awful.
It's definitely to protect the families and children themselves, but I see Stephanie's point that they deserve to have their names recognized. I think instead of impersonal, she means that instead of focusing on Lucy. The children themselves should be focused on.
@@Sunsetdreamer0 families can choose to go public after
@@Sunsetdreamer0 also like baby P they can decide to publish names after
I live less than 3 miles from this hospital and had my daughter there while she was working there! Oh my God! It feels so crazy that you’re covering this case! I 100% bet you’ll cover it better than our local news did! You’re my fave true crime creator Stephanie ❤
that is SCARY! Like, reading your comment just gave me a shiver and a shake right to my core!!
@@StephanieHarlowe it was so eerie when it came out years later! Her family live near me too, so there were so many personal posts on our local Facebook groups!
Wow how scary!! I am glad your daughter is well
How awful for you! So glad your little one is ok. I can't imagine how you must've felt when it all came out. 💗💗
That's so scary! Glad your daughter is ok 💖
The mom of Baby A and Baby B is a rockstar. She literally saved her daughter's life. I hope she knows how strong she is for not only making it through the loss of her son but for protecting her daughter so fiercely.
I hope that poor baby doesn't have any permanent damage for what that evil psychopath did to her
I agree but I also feel oddly torn about that sentiment... it shouldn't be on mothers to guard their children against healthcare professionals to be "rockstars". That shouldn't be a requirement to be an incredible parent, it isn't a failing to not guard your children from neo-natal nurses.
@@NeedMoreCoffeeOGI wholeheartedly agree with your statement.
I agree! I also can’t imagine the loss baby B will experience having lost her twin. But thank God for the internal sense her mother had to protect her daughter.
Mum not mom ffs
I had my baby premature in 2016. I was scared, and she was immediately taken to the nicu. When my husband had to leave, I was alone with the nurses and remember appreciating how caring they were. I can still remember two nurses’ faces who helped me a ton. It was my first child, my mom wasn’t there and I was so overwhelmed. While my daughter was in the nicu they’d let me sit by her and they’d tell me what to expect and do. The day I left the hospital was the first time holding my daughter alone in a room, my husband was getting the car, and the nurse handed her to me and said good luck, smiled and walked out. My daughter was crying and I had no idea what to do and felt like such an idiot that I couldn’t even handle a minute alone with her. The nurse popped her head in, made a rocking motion with her arms and said “remember if she’s not sick, or hungry, she may just want to be rocked and held close. You’ll do great.” Her smile and encouragement meant the world to me. She also taught me to just sing my baby the abc’s if I’m not much of a singer, bc it’s easy and I’d need a go-to song in those overwhelming moments, for my daughter and for me. I cannot imagine questioning the trust I had placed in them. I felt like they carried me through that whole week.
I wish I had a good experience in the NICU with my daughter. It was a nightmare and made me lose a lot of respect for the people who worked there. We were very young parents and having a premie baby was terrifying. We had no clue what we were doing and the nurses were awful to us. I’m glad you had a good experience though!
As a mother, in this day and age, with all 3 of my children ending up in the NICU, I had trust issues with everyone working there unfortunately because of people like Lucy Letby and the fragility of my children and the variable of simple human error. I'm really glad for you that you can easily trust other people with your fragile infant. I was very protective and suspicious of all people that came into contact with my babies and was so happy to have them home and in my full protection.
A lot of nurses have Munchausen syndrome
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As a NICU nurse this sent me to another dimension of rage. Like wtf? How could you hurt the innocent one we were sworn to protect?
Thank you for what you do. I had a baby in the NICU for just a short period of time, and the work the nurses do there is amazing. 💕
@@chumpess Thank you, I hope you and your baby are doing amazing!
Thank you for what you do! NICU nurses are angels 😇
@@amarie7467 I was a NICU baby 37 years ago I was born with a disability and I had intestinal blockage at birth these nurses save lives all the time but this woman is pure evil to prey on tiny babies that are helpless!
i was a nicu baby born 1 1/2 months early with pneumonia and other lung problems, im 15 now with 0 issues because of people like you, thank you for doing what you do and changing the world for the better ❤️
As a mother of a NICU baby, this shakes me to my core. The trust us parents put into the doctors and nurses, we’re basically putting OUR lives in their hands. My heart hurts.
Yes, as another mother of NICU babies, id go home and pray they wouldn't make a fatal error or fatal purposeful action. I'd pray the nurses watching them wouldn't become impatient with them and violently shake them or...so many terrible things go through your head. I was so happy to finally get them home and into my total protection.
Ditto
My middle was NICU as well and this shakes me to the core
I am a nicu mom too. And during covid non the less where they wouldn’t let you be in the hospital 24/7.
I can totally relate to this. My 3 kids were all premature and no one other than preemie mums can understand the fear that our babies would not make it and the emotional roller coaster we go through…let alone when an evil like this nurse harms them deliberately. I have no words. I can’t stop thinking about the parents of all the babies
I’m a nurse in the UK & if Lucy is guilty then this is the most absolute disgusting abuse of trust. Being a nurse & caring for those at their most vulnerable is an absolute privilege which should never ever be abused. I’m so sorry for those poor babies & their families. Please don’t let it lose your trust in all nurses, I care deeply for my patients & their families & take my responsibilities very seriously.
I’m a neonatal nurse and I can’t imagine any nurse doing this to these infants. I agree with you… this is the most disgusting abuse of trust. I hope if she is guilty she is brought to full justice.
Prayers to all of these parents. ❤️❤️🙏
@brenantube5802 my grandma was a nurse and she was amazing. So you are right it's not all nurses
I'm from the UK also, so I knew the ins & outs of the case before the video, but I'm glad Stephanie is covering it as it needs to be talked about. I will say she is guilty in my mind, as I feel the situations relating to the babies' deaths speak for themselves. I feel that maybe she became resentful. She maybe wanted to have kids & her life wasn't in the right circumstances she was hoping it would be at the time & she took it out on innocent babies for it.
Thank you for being a nurse, it's the nurses that saves lives & brings healing far more often than doctors. Not to mention overworked & not payed any where near what you're worth.
You epitomize what we all hope nurses to be. Thank you.
My daughter was born at 28 weeks at the countess of Chester in 2021. They saved her life and mine, so so grateful this nurse wasn't there then, but I don't want this to change people's mind on the hospital they saved me and gave me a wonderful life with my daughter who is home, off oxygen and thriving
Aww. I'm so glad y'all are happy and healthy. Babies are so sweet. 😊
1991-1995 I was a neonatal nurse in Houston,Texas. I worked the night shift. I was so incredibly careful and accurate and triple checked my math equations to administer meds, parenteral formulas, IV drip rates (all that is done by computer nowadays). I knew how fragile the babies were, and one tiny error could be fatal. I prayed on the way to work that I wouldn’t cause a death, and thanked God on the way home that I didn’t cause a death. I never did cause a death. I saved many that had codes (died and we brought them back to life).
THANK GOD FOR NURSES LIKE YOU ❤ As a mom myself, in times like these situations, when parents are under an unimaginable amount of stress and worry, a loving, caring nurse like yourself can make all the difference in their lives ❤ Thank You for being a bright in dark times 😁❤️
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Bless you 💓
i didn't do that but i did do acute dialysis and apheriesis and prayed like i felt sweaty thinking of some minor thing i could miss... i dreamed my day over again many times . i feel ya . bc how would you live with it right? i did some hospice after for a while and i prayed that i wouldn't make things worse and that i would be a help . i know that prayer . the conscience can be painful and my patients are fragile prayer . and you make relationships and get attached as a human right
This case is so painful to listen to. I don’t even want kids and I’m almost in tears thinking about how awful it must feel to carry children and have them ripped from you like that right after birth.
It's so appalling and upsetting, right? If she is guilty, what a monster for preying on the ultimate innocent and their mothers who were already in pain from birth.
Same, I don't have kids and I cannot even bare to think the pain the parents will be left with for the rest of their lives.
As a mom to a baby, yes, it is horrific. I love my child, and from the moment their born and you see them, you absolutely love them and are filled with so much emotions. You wanna trust the staff & it's awful people are that sick. I couldn't imagine those parents' pain.
@@Emma-se5wm It's a shame they don't have the death penalty in the UK anymore. Makes my skin crawl thinking a monster like this will have a roof over her head and 3 meals a day for the rest of her life
So sad because if she did do this then she deserves to get the DP in the worst way. Because if you can look at a baby anything and want to harm it then you should not be breathing the same air as us decent people
Closed circuit cameras needs to be in every NICU & regular nursery to keep these horrid crimes from being committed, as well in geriatric wards. To me , the extra protection for those who cannot speak for themselves, is worth it's weight in gold
Agreed!!
I can't imagine a single reason for not having them!!! They're the most vulnerable thing on earth! Even if there aren't many evil nurses out there, they're good for catching medical errors, negligence, crazy people attempting to kidnap these defenseless babies and all sorts of things. We have CCTV for groceries and random objects, but not for newborns. Make it make sense.
@@StephanieHarlowe Innoccent until proven guilty. However, undercover cameras show an anaesthetist tampering with anaesthetic bags!!! How many deranged and psychopathic people enter healthcare!!! Please reply to me, do you think she IS guilty? The "lam evil note" could be a result of being delusional. I have been delusional!!!
@Darth Pepe exactly, i don't know how people don't realise this lol. also nurses trying to kill people isnt as common as people seem to think it is.... obviously it should NEVER happen and i do think some steps need to be taken to catch people like this lucy woman quicker, but we can't just start filming naked babies. i think something that could actually be done is staff being educated about this stuff more. HOW did these smart nurses and doctors not clue in quicker how suspicious it was that it was always, always lucy with these dying babies??? if they had been educated about situations like these, maybe they would've reported it and some of these babies couldve been saved.
I agree!! My daughter has special needs and she can't walk or talk or do anything for herself. She has always been in and outta the hospital and has had long hospital stays. I would stay with her but also have other children so I would leave for a night and see my other children and then go back. Now most of the nurses at the hospital she goes to are amazing!!! But we have had the occasional nurses that treat her less than human and I make it known to the proper channels! But one time I had left and came back and I walked into the room where my daughter had a horribly soiled diaper and was almost falling outta the bed!!!! Ever since then I will not leave her! I know its not the same as this but if she had fallen outta bed and hit the floor it could have been bad! She can't move herself so how did she get like that??!
The murdering of babies by doctors or nurses is particularly disturbing, how could you? Tonight my adult daughter phoned me in tears because her 5 year old is vomiting and crying and has a temperature and we are both freaking out. I’m sure it’s a bug but there’s nothing worse than helpless children. People who do this to babies are a special kind of wicked!!!
People's anger is largely misdirected. This had to happen eventually. Nurses are overworked and underpaid. Very little room for compassion when one is being exploited like that. The government steals our money and sends it fund war in other countries and other such things rather than on healthcare for its citizens. Few people can stand being a nurse no more. That's why there's a shortage. But people prefer NOT to look at the larger problem! There are many more accidentantal or not so accidental murders happening but just like in this case, it is nearly impossible to get the government-backed corporations called hospitals to investigate. And to improve anything!
Makes no sense how a person could target a newborn baby that has no relation to them. It seems to me that the only reasonable motive is to watch the parents grieve, which is still baffling. Most crimes make some sort of sense. These don't
@@ElenaKomlevaare you an idiot ? our anger is not mislead or misguided, she killed multiple babies. our anger is justified.
My daughter texted me this morning abouty 3 to grandson, he went to the ER the other night and we thought it was an allergic reaction, but today he woke up worse and we were both freaking out as well soni completely understand how you felt... the doctors think it's a viral infection causing his symptoms and it just has to run it's course, he's feeling better, thank you God, but that fear is REAL when you don't know what is wrong and how to fix it 😕 I hope your little grandson is doing well now ❤❤❤
@@erict3728it's very difficult because it isn't revenge or greed.
As a parent, cases like this scare the living daylights out of me.
you're telling me!
And grandmas too! I love my grandkids as much as I love my kids
Just look at OJ, Casey Anthony, Scott & Andrew Peterson….they are innocent because they SAY THEY ARE…besides, a pretty face works wonders except for HORSE FACE Casey Anthony but bcuz she won the HOT BODY contest and also had a mother who is willing to lie to help save their monster child.. but they didn’t think she would also turn her back against them like she has
normal hospital protocol is scary. women are bullied daily. at home births are far better and safer
@@unprocessed_life not always for the baby though
She is like a vulture. These babies and families were her prey. The fact that she lingered and kept interacting with the family shows me that she took pleasure in their pain and sadness. This woman is beyond evil. It’s sickens me.
Right??? Like hearing that she was just....hovering around their grief? That's weird af, and then pushing them to grieve faster by bringing in cots and morgue stuff? Truly suspicious, I'm not surprised those moms had weird off feelings.
That's what came to my mind. It made her feel better about herself and situation to watch these poor parents fall apart. My God! I can't imagine the pain and anger they must feel 😭
I agree! That and then looking them up on Facebook like she was hoping to see sad posts about them losing their child 😔 she's a disgusting person!
Seem along the lines of Munchausen by Proxy? Attention she receives for having such a “bad run” and whatever feeling she got from forcing herself into the situations with the families. This is terribly sad.
@@rs-mt6kl after my son was stillborn by medical mistake ( they gave me medication that was on my allergy list and put me into shock and seizures, ripping the cord, wich killed my son ) there was one nurse constantly bringing us photos, finger and foot prints etc. my husband got really angry eventually because he told her ten times that she has to stop bringing me these things. I wanted to die. After I woke from the c section I cried because I wasn’t dead. It really was horrible, to have these things constantly pushed on me and only added to my pain.
It took years but we had a healthy baby girl last September and I am happy now and found peace. Sadly one child can’t replace the lost one and I’ll always wonder what if I went to a different hospital….
I hope and pray the parents, the victims find at least some peace and joy again and this monster will never be happy again.
I used to be a phlebotomist and was the goto guy to draw NICU babies because of my rapport with nurses and MDs. Drawing labs on premies is a very very specialized talent bc of the absence of sites available to acquire specimens. I got so good at it that even parents were asking for me specifically even on my days off . I loved those smurfs and their moms&dad's but I had gained an incredible respect for the nurses especially on the nightshift. We all made sure to watch those kids and anyone who enter the unit like a hawk. That wanna be Annie Wilkes Lucy is one sick hellion and I say this lightly: There IS a special place in hell...
My son was born at 27 weeks and spent 74 days in the NICU. I was only 14 years old, I didn’t have a great support system in the beginning so I put all my trust into these nurses. Most of them are angels (Ginny at Good Sam, I think of you every day), but some of them aren’t. I’m thankful most of my sons care team was awesome, empathetic, and so caring. They taught me so much and helped me feel comfortable in those 74 days I spent hours next to my son’s incubator. I couldn’t imagine something like this happening, this is a parents worst nightmare.
I hate that it’s possible to put all of our trust into these people who are supposed to care for the things most precious to us, and they do the absolute worst thing imaginable.
Hope he is doing good now had ma first son at 17 i know how it is wheb you young and be a mother but whe are strong i had no support either so i feel with you hope everything is good now and you and your kid have a good live ❤
@@Samanta-van-laar thank you, we’re doing well now :) my son will be 8 in a few months. He’s incredibly gifted in math, top 1% in the country for his age group! He makes me so proud every day
@@kaylaborders3189 i am so happy to hear that and wow he is a smart boy i dojt no you in person but it is good to hear you guys are doing good now i am allready 39 by now haha i am getting old lol and ma oldest is 22 now enjoy every moment time goes so fast if they ever make a time machine i am going back to when they where babies again haha i mist it sometimes
My mom was a NICU nurse at Good Sam!! ( may not be the same one in Cali…) but she loved her job and was sooooo good at it! She retired from that hospital a few years ago. She was probably there 8 years ago:) So glad you found support! You are amazing and strong!!
@@catherinewardwell2117 thank you! It was the one in Ohio lol, tell your mom how thankful me and so many others are for angels like her!
My heart absolutely broke when you said baby C was still fighting all the way to the end, despite being brain dead. I despise this woman. What a monster.
Right, just give me 2 minutes with her alone. Just 2.
That angel fought hard
@@lonerebeI Me2, the very same. I have a lot of pent up anger from grieving the loss of my son😢 She so deserves the wrath that I would bring upon her. She's evil to her deep, dark soul. Praying for all of the family members of these beautiful angels🙏🙌 I am so, so sorry for each and every one of you 😢💔
@@lonerebeI We can only hope there's some good-natured more circumstantial criminals currently locked up in maxiumum security preparing shivs for her as we speak
@@butterfliesandcamo5975 Sorry for your loss, can't imagine the pain
Hi Stephanie. Incase you’d not heard yet, today Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies. She’s been named Britain’s most prolific baby killer in our news today. As soon as I heard, I wanted to update you.
And now she is one of the few women that has a full life sentence and will never be released
@@charlottedakin5765 they can lock her up and throw away that key as far as I’m concerned, my friend! I was so shocked hearing the comments from her friends saying they’d stand by her. Just wow.
I immediately went back to this video to rewatch the story.
Yaaasss!
How she was allowed to not be present during sentencing and victim impact statements is so enraging 😡
I'm a Registered nurse. Thank you for covering these cases. This is a reason that my loved ones will never be left alone in a hospital. 99% of nurses are great, but how would you know if yours is the 1% ? Also, side note, for the future, Digoxin is pronounced like the word digit, but remove the -it and add -oxin.
thanks for the pronunciation help, when I saw that word I was like, nope
@@StephanieHarloweyes, you did great. Another RN here…
@@StephanieHarlowe as a nurse I still butcher medication names, sometimes it's like your tongue just refuses to do the necessary gymnastics. 😊
Im only at 56 min, but as a fellow nurse, do you notice how off Baby C story is? The baby crashed and they perform CPR, and then suddenly gave up after there was a heart rate and breathing? No, I don’t believe that they could know how much brain damage there would be at that point… And then the comment about a doctor saying that, “at this point the baby has not had any nutrition…“ None of that sounds reasonable to me from an NICU… I’m not discounting that this LUCY could be a psycho nurse, but the baby C story just doesn’t jive with me…. If reported accurately, I am now doubting the entire NICU unit. What do u think?
That is a sobering comment I'm girding my loins before I may may nit listen to this.Ive just been for a procedure and they were all lovely BUT my mum died in hospital they admitted negligence and I have to say being Inn hospital day procedure scared me I felt vulnerable and I'm 55 nit a defenceless baby it seems to be a bit of a lottery and one is thankful of course when admittance and care is good.If ll did this I've nit decided it does indeed put all on the defensive as it is indeed beyond callous with the oath to care and save lives
Regards.
As a NICU mom, this is horrific. Literally worst nightmare. Thank you for bringing light to something like this, but it sickens me to know there are people out there like this.
Both my children(now 17 & 12) were NICU newborns…this is horrific and so terribly tragic
I find I can't watch to the end. ;/
It's too much.
@@l.w.paradis2108 it definitely got harder and harder for me too. But I just love the way Stephanie lays things out.
@@elizabethstraw5173 I respect her a lot for this one. This was very hard.
After Baby B almost died, that was it for me. I just can't right now.
Im a nicu nurse in the uk and this case is just horrific. I cant believe how a nicu nurse could do this. You did well explaining the terms. Just one thing to clarify, we use the “cold cot” not hot cot for those babies whose families want to keep them by their side and to spend more time before going to the morgue.
Do we need to know that right now?
@@Warwck24yes Sara. Why not? 🙄
@@Studentnursejuliana I think it's worth knowing too. The two different "cots" would unfortunately produce very opposite results :(.
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It's an important point.
I was a baby cuddler in my local NICU before covid shut down the volunteer program. Those babies and parents are so vulnerable, the parents are so desperate, they'll do anything to make their babies better! The idea of anybody hurting any baby makes my blood boil but it's a special kind of evil to mess with babies in intensive care. Just a whole new level of evil. Every baby I hugged and snuggled holds a special place in my heart, even if I only held them once! I can't imagine how evil you have to be to ever even think of hurting them!
baby cuddler 😭🥺
That's so amazing you did that!! My step mom, when she lost my brother, Johnathon, at 8 months of pregnancy, donated her breast milk for months to babies at the Woman's Hopsital where she gave birth to him. She so badly wanted to be a cuddler, but couldn't bring herself to do it. It's always amazing when there are women out there that do things like this! Special place in heaven for all of yall 😇😍😘
@@salmonjanet your step mom did a beautiful thing, too. People don’t realize how precious that milk is to moms who can’t provide it or don’t make enough.
Pure evil. I helped my daughter with her triplets in NICU, who were born at 26 weeks. We were there for three months, living in the hospital grounds. The babies were so sick and helpless, with things going wrong daily. It was two and a half months before I got my first cuddle of one of them. It was a totally harrowing time and, 12 years later, I can honestly say I haven't fully recovered. I also stayed with one of the triplets for six weeks when he was five months old (two months adjusted age, weighing 4kgs), 1,700 kms away from his home, while he had various operations. The responsibility I felt for that beautiful little boy's survival was overwhelming. They all have "issues" but they are alive, and that's all that matters. If someone ever hurt them I don't know what I'd do, but it wouldn't be pretty!!
@@jennifergrace1694 2 and a half months? 😥was your daughter able to hold any of them before that? I can't imagine how painful that would be. glad they're doing better! I bet having 3 preteens is a bit challenging 😅
As a Nurse, and a woman 9 months pregnant with my first child this makes me so mad and also scares me.
Congratulations!
Don't be scared be vigilant !
I had twins in 2020. Hearing Baby A and Baby B, which I still playfully refer to them as sends chills down my spine. Luckily, they didn’t need to go to Nicu and because of the pandemic, they remained in my room 98% of the time. While stressful at the time, this makes me grateful it worked out that way.
Same. My twins are 9 months old, and we still use Baby A and Baby B sometimes.
When I was in nursing school, I had to dress and clean a dead newborn for a family viewing (not sure if "viewing" is the right word?). Seeing the family grieve was devastating. And 20 years later, I still clearly remember how much pain that poor family was in. Just thinking about it is making me cry writing this comment. Something is very very VERY wrong with someone that could do this to those poor innocent babies and families! And Lucy will probably never be able to openly admit what she has done.
I can’t believe they had you do that in NURSING SCHOOL?!? Are you in the US? That is something that should be saved for NICU nurses, reasons are self explanatory. The lifelong trauma it has caused you is further evidence of that.
I don’t comment often but I needed to reply to this. My first baby was stillborn when I was 41 weeks pregnant. The nurses offered for me to bathe and dress my daughter, but mentally I could not do it. I will never, ever forget the nurse who did that for me and I’ve thanked her multiple times over the years. Thank you so much for doing that for those parents. Even if you don’t know it, you are a bright and important part of their child’s story.
We had our first baby in 2020 with rare deformities and the classic c section was complicated to say the least. I can't have kids now which is ok. She only lived for a day but the nurses still send us cards. They dressed her put her on a cot, gave us a heart monitor in a bear of her, and to this day they will never know how much that means to us. You are truly a wonderful person for families that need this.
@@DoRNURSE Yes, this was at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. Don't worry about me, I'm not traumatized. It's the families that are experiencing lifelong pain from losing their babies that have the trauma to be concerned about.
@@klsuggs @Feral Fox Thank you so much. Your comment means a lot. That sweet little angel was like a beautiful doll that I dressed in a long white gown with a bonnet. I think she had a genetic mutation bc she had webbed hands and feet. She was that poor family's 4th stillborn baby! I actually only finished one year of RN nursing school, bc it was honestly too hard for me. But I'll always be grateful for the time I got to spend with the elderly nursing home patients and with the families in the women's hospital. I'm so sorry for what you both went through. You are strong for sharing your story and I really hope you've had a decent support system to help you.
Time Stamps For Each Babies Intro:
Baby A- 19:39
Baby B- 32:01
Baby C- 46:22
Baby D- 55:41
Baby E- 1:06:00
Baby F- 1:12:23
I was so hooked on every little detail about what Lucy did... It's almost unbelievable, and I cannot even begin to understand the pain felt by these poor families!!!
*Baby's Intro*... I was half asleep (and a tad bit stoned) when I did this lolol
Baby C is so extremely sad, I can’t imagine the traumatization she caused these parents as they held their baby thinking maybe he would “come” back to life or was still alive.
@@Noey87 LMAO 🤣 😂 😆
Thank you for putting those time stamps. Love her videos but sometimes I have to skip a bunch of random talking to get to details 🙃
thank you so much for this
I lost a new born baby. I went into preterm labor, and he was just too little to make it. It’s truly the most heartbreaking thing. For me, I couldn’t even labor properly bc I didn’t want to deliver just to have him die upon birth. I cannot imagine having a “normal” birth just to have him pass from a crazy nurse.
I am so so sorry for your devastating loss. I really truly hope the future holds lots of healthy children for you. I also wish for you extra happiness in your future in an attempt to counter balance the traumatic sadness that has been unfairly put upon you. Nobody should have to go through what you did.
Regardless of how heinous Lucy's actions are or regardless of anybody else's losses are, it does not make your sadness any less.
I honestly wish you a great future. It can happen for you even if it doesn't seen like it right now. Take Care
@@katiekat4457 thank you. That was so sweet of you to say. I have had 2 healthy sons since then. It definitely took time to heal from. I appreciate your kind words 😊
So sorry x
I am a nurse and I am VERY impressed with your understanding of these complex medical procedures and terminology. You can tell Stephanie is just a naturally smart person.
Couple of pronunciation things:
Nasogastric : Nay-Zo-Gastric
Parenteral: Puh-rent-teh-Ruhl
If you have to keep saying these for the next part.
Love you Stephanie. Your content makes my week!!
I’ll digoxin is pronounced
Dij-Ox-In
I was screaming it at the screen 😂
This whole time I was trying to figure out if she had a medical background 😅
I almost wonder if she would go after the babies of parents she was jealous of. That could possibly explain the obsessive FB checks
She really really does her research, I know all the best utuber’s do but I feel like she goes beyond
What blows my mind is the fact that the hospital kept missing the blatant signs all around them. I think that in addition to holding Lucy Letby accountable for her monstrous actions, the hospital administration should be put on trial as well. Just sickening!!
My guess is that there were signs as well as complaints. As long as it wasn't proven to the administration, they swept it away. Not wanting a law suit. Sad and disgusting on their part. Completely heartbreaking for the babies and parents.
Nurse for 22 years here.
Sue the Hospital administration! D:
They always do that in these cases, protecting themselves is their #1 and #2 priority smh
Just to play devil’s advocate (whilst knowing nothing about the legality of internal investigations in a hospital setting and with HIPAA in place in the UK) hearing these cases in succession made it seem obvious something was going on, but spaced out in real time with possible other natural deaths happening in between as well, I would assume it didn’t raise red flags at first and when it did someone must have reported it and then worked with law enforcement to start an investigation. And again because “innocent until proven guilty” if they were even a little bit wrong about Lucy, she’d definitely be able to file a lawsuit for unfair suspension/termination (if that’s what they would have done to continue the investigation) and it’s definitely a point to take into consideration *especially* when they moved her shift and the death count (and type) followed her- that would have really been the cherry on top of something not being right in the situation- but that’s just what I think? I absolutely think she’s a disgusting, vile person that honestly deserves to rot (allegedly, don’t come for me- and again, innocent until proven guilty)
Most definitely!
How did they not look into this after the first four babies? 4 babies in a month that all died with what the MDs themselves said was a highly unusual symptom of mottled skin. I know hindsight is obviously 20/20, but I’m a pharmacist here in US and have worked in hospitals and it sounds like that number of deaths and those circumstances were highly unusual in that unit. It’s odd to me that it didn’t raise any red flags.
From my understanding (apart from the fact that they still can't say for sure what caused those deaths - these are theories) the reason why hospitals aren't immediately under criminal scrutiny as soon as something unusual happens is because if that were the case, being a healthcare professional would be completely debilitating. Strange symptoms and occurrences happen all the time in hospitals and if doctors and nurses were investigated as soon as there was room for "conspiracy theories" (for lack of a nicer term) how would we expect them to still take on care of complex patients? Four is unfortunately still a "low enough" number for coincidence.
That’s what I was wondering also and did people not talk about it around work..something like that would be talked about around lunchtime for sure
Exactly. Here this would be a sentinel
Event. Just devastating.
The NHS tends to cover things up to avoid a scandal. They tried to cover it up...but it was too alarming and had to be looked into by the police and in-house medical investigators
They did, as in doctors raised it and it was doctors who blew the whistle and went to the police over the manager's heads to stop Letby getting back on that ward after the higher management ordered them to apologize to Letby prior to her return to the ward. The issue here was moron managers, people with zero clinical experience or knowledge, basically useless corporate types who get to make decisions over actual medics heads. I am sure you have such odious management class types in US hospitals too, or wherever you live. The often are on higher salaries than medics too.
As a mother, this is horrifying, my heart broke with each story of each baby. I can't even imagine. My thoughts and prayers to those families. As an RN, this is absolutely disgusting.
All I feel is rage towards this woman. She needs a long drop with a sudden stop.
I always get excited when I see “part 1”
shhhh, me too! Don't tell anyone!
Right !!!
I could listen to Stephanie talk for hours ❤💐
Yes!!
I was just thinking “ohhhh we get. 2 parter “ 😂😂
Absolutely!!!
@@StephanieHarlowe uhhh we already know :) one of the many reasons we ❤️ u 🥰🥰🥰
As a nurse this absolutely infuriates me, even if ur not a nurse it would but we take an oath to protect and provide the best care that we can for our patients, she is a sick sick woman! My heart goes out to all these poor families ❤️❤️
Yes me too. This is chilling. (Off ropic but i wonder why congress people don’t feel the same even though they all ignore their oaths!)
The longer the case, the more parts, the more hours, the better for new personally. I want to know every detail about every single thing and I’m so thankful Stephanie operates this way. She thinks of everything. She includes everything I want to know. She’s the absolute king at what she does. I honestly think she missed her calling (fortunately for us) of being some kind of researcher/writer for the huge leagues. How lucky we are to get to watch her work this way!!!! Thank you for all you do, Stephanie!!
oh you are going to get all the details from me!
The most difficult part is the wait!! But your work must be so time consuming..
So appreciated!
I absolutely agree ❤ I watch every single video 🥰 You are amazing Stephanie 👏 ❤️
I'm a NICU nurse and also a NICU mum. This case is horrific on so many levels.
Stories like this is why I never left my son’s side when he was in the NICU after being born premature. I lived in the recliner for 3 weeks much to the annoyance of the nurses working at the hospital. The behavior I witnessed from many of the nurses furthered my belief that mothers or fathers should be present at all times with their child. I pray these grieving families find some semblance of peace through the horrible tragedy of loosing their baby.
It’s the unfortunate truth that for every amazing doctor/nurse/whatever, it feels like there’s 100 others who are lazy, dumb, dont care, or all of the above. It’s depressing.
Good for you. Unfortunately I think some nurses only treat parents well when the parents follow everything they suggest and treat the nurse as an absolute authority. These nurses may come across as angels to such parents but it doesn’t mean they are.
I did the same I never left my baby, I left him for an hr to take a shower & was right back. I was in that uncomfortable recliner chair too. Hated it but I don’t trust anyone.
My NICU had cameras, if I wasn’t there I was watching. And calling. I was on all over my baby
When I had my first child, I very quickly realized that SO many medical professionals chose the wrong career path. Zero empathy.
I literally was about to start cleaning wishing I had something to listen to and like always Stephanie comes through! You're amazing! Thank you for all you do!
I got you! Thank you for being here, love!
This!
This is horrifying. My oldest daughter was perfectly healthy after birth, but because she had was overdue and had already had her first bowel movement in the amniotic fluid, they took her away and placed her in NICU. It was extremely difficult to get her cleared and back with me. I can’t even IMAGINE someone taking her life while in their care. I feel so terribly for those families
I have had to take my time with this one. I have triplets that were born prematurely and spent 69 days in the NICU. Thank God we had amazing NICU nurses who loved my babies. This is hard to hear and terrifying. My babies are 4 years old now and well. I will forever hold a place in my heart for the NICU nurses that helped me through that very difficult time.
I have triplets too! They were born at 34/5 and spent 6 1/2 weeks in the NICU. Two girls and a boy. I can't believe it but they are already 21 years old.
Absolutely terrifying. These poor parents trusted this monster to care for their sick babies. Breaks my heart
The fact she not only betrayed those beautiful babies, the families, and her profession is absolutely disgusting…in fact disgusting doesn’t even cover it. There are no words for how horrific this behaviour is.
As a twin mom the first story of baby a and baby b hit home really hard...it also insanely infuriated me...I couldn't imagine the pain of having one baby murdered and them the second almost murdered! Also twins have an incredible bond from birth and loosing the twin does effect them...baby b for sure knew something was wrong.
Ugh baby e has me in peices...I can't imagine...
I find I can't even watch to the end. ;/
I'm glad Stephanie is doing this, but this one, I can't.
i thought the same thing. maybe baby b was so upset and unsettled because their other half was now gone and they could FEEL it. the thought of what that might feel like, especially to a newborn, makes me physically ill
I've been a nurse almost 29 years and 8 can honestly say I've never ran into anyone like this. I would be very freaked out if I worked with a nurse who acted like this.
100%, my dad worked in admin for a hospital so I was constantly surrounded by them.. it takes a special breed of human to be a nurse, kind of hard to be a horrible human yet have to care for people all day long. But I guess that’s why this woman is now going to be the largest baby killer in England ): still so scary to think you could run into someone like this even in the profession of nursing ):
But would you know??? 🤔 this is how they get away with it so long! X
@@PaganPunk I may not know for 100% certainty buy I would "know " or have a really strong suspension. You are dependent on each other for signing and cosigning through the entire shift. You work close with these people all the time, you are with them more than your home so you would be on high alert for things like that. Nurse's are all about the gossip with each other. Lol I promise someone would be bringing it up. Thats what happens when you got Nurse's taking meds , all of the Nurse's who work around that person are going to each other and asking " wth is up with Susan. Is she doing so and so and don't cosign for her unless you witness it" stuff like that
Right? It is like a blow to all nurses everywhere, compromising the trust of patients 😥
Very hard to know every co-worker's true colors or what they hide behind closed doors.
As a nurse myself it makes me wonder what her motivating factor was when she decided to go into nursing. Schooling is no easy task so it' 's hard to believe she chose it lightly. Did she choose the profession deliberately to get away with murder or was this something that happened accidentally once and then she couldn't stop? I have so many questions.
That occurred to me, too, and I’m not even in the medical field!
Apparently wanted to work with kids, like many girls do. There are definitely certain types who seek out nursing as a career because they are in charge of the vulnerable though. Nobody knows quite what went on in Letby's head because she refuses to divulge. She was shagging a male married doctor who would show up on the ward when a baby collapsed though. Some think getting to see him was a motivating factor but not the whole story at all. She clearly enjoyed causing pain and havoc to the children and the parents - she stalked their social media. I think she discovered the thrill of power in that job, tbqh, and everything led from there.
To get attention from a married doctor. She loved the attention from him and the praise for trying to save them..
Larry Nassar went to medical school (sports med) to have unlimited access to little gymnasts so yeah, I can believe she did that.
I feel like she enjoyed being a part of the families pain, that's why she was there while they grieved and also why she looked them up on Facebook. She was probably trying to see a post talking about their loss. Such a sick sick person. Being a young mother, it breaks my heart to imagine the pain the families went through. There is a special place in hell for someone this evil.
It's horrible that this is the second time in the UK that this has happened. Beverly Allitt did something very similar in 1991. Scarily despite being given 13 concurrent life sentences she is now eligible for parole after spending 30 years in a secure unit.
Oh hell no. Please tell me that someone is fighting against that woman being allowed her freedom?
I was about to say this! Worrying how it keeps happening here
Genene Jones was a nurse in Texas who murdered over 60 children in 1984 ! She was a demon ! I hope she never gets out !
She won't be released anytime soon!! The UK Never forgets!!
When I saw the thumbnail I though, "huh that's a very clear picture for a 30 year old case". I didn't know that EXACTLY the same happened again!! That's horifying!
I'm 63 years old and my 3 babies are between the ages of 35 and 38 years old. I'm listening to this and remembering giving birth, talking with the doctor and nurses, being handed my baby (ies), and having nothing but trust for the medical personnel standing around me and my babies. This is horrific! You, as a parent, are in an incredibly vulnerable state, elated with the birth of a beautiful child but exhausted. All you can do is trust the people around you. God Bless the parents of these innocent newborn victims and, of course, the victims themselves. These beautiful little souls were in the hands of an evil monster. I hope Letby gets what she deserves.
i love how your hair has evolved over the years stephanie! this style is beautiful. thanks for your consistency and attention to detail in your videos! it’s much appreciated.
consistency in content, but change up the hair! Maybe some day I'll have a bob cut ;)
@@StephanieHarlowe you should do a before and after you started using function of beauty! Your hair does look so much healthier, thicker, and longer!
@@StephanieHarlowe do you have your hair chemically relaxed Stephanie? I remember your early crime videos and you would wear it natural and it is sooo tightly curled! It looks beautiful anyway, maybe i should try using Prose as well!.
Love to you and your family, from Kerry in England ♥
@@sarahmoore5966 i think Stephanie uses Prose not FOB... at least she is currently being sponsored by them and i don't think Stephanie promotes anything dhe doesn't use and stand by herself.
@@WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey I think your right about that. One of the other true crime youtubers I follow does FOB I believe. I was just thinking about going through videos to find a clip so I could see about trying whatever she is using!
Also as a student nurse who is graduating soon, watching these stories breaks my heart as I don't understand how someone in these positions can do this to their patients, let alone these poor defenseless babies! :(
Fellow student nurse here and I know what you mean. It's something that I just can't understand. Congratulations on your up and coming graduation.
Congratulations to you both!
A little advice for your future career: ensure that when you flush an IV, you ALWAYS push the extra air bubble out of the syringe of NS before administering.
Congratulations!! Nurses are what keep the hospital running. And yes.. always aspirate the syringe. Even as a dental hygienist we aspirate (remove the air) before inserting the needle for local anaesthesia and right before we inject (to make sure we are not in a blood vessel). Should have been automatic for a level 6 nurse. 🤔
@Kym Draws aspiration should be automatic wouldn't you agree?
@@Just_MHO_thomasina in nursing, aspiration is actually pulling back on the syringe plunger when it’s attached to the IV or in the muscle that you intend to administer an injection in to ensure that you either have a good IV because you pull back some blood or that you’re not in a blood vessel in the case of an IM injection. So aspiration would not be automatic. It depends on the situation. Degasing the air bubble from the syringe should be done but it’s something that I’ve had to gently remind students of on several different occasions. I wouldn’t fault someone who is just learning for not automatically knowing this.
I live in the UK and this is infuriating. I don't understand how so many babies can die, and Lucy be present at every single one, yet nobody thought to flag this or say anything about their gut feeling. The women sounded beyond strange! I would of been watching Lucy like a hawk.
I'm so sorry to all the parents who lost their baby to this evil monster. 💔
I was curious how they didn't do a major investigation after ONE died when they were healthy or stable before. Everyone's arse who had been at work that day would have been strung up on the wire til I found out what happened. Why so many?
After a certain amount she should of been taken completely off that ward away from babies until an investigation was complete on the flip side the fact a doctor said they didn’t trust her in there alone with them shows they suspected it so were families and babies made to suffer to catch her out I really hope not but seems the hospital and colleagues were negligible to allow this to go on so long and happen to so many
@@willow_jayde Are you in healthcare?
Pretty sure a few doctors and nurses raised the alarm but were told “not to make a fuss” by administration.
@bananayummyable Patient safety is paramount when you are a nurse. I can't believe no one said anything, AND administratio didn't stop it. From a nurses point of view,...patient safety is everything. From administration's point of view, they do not want a sentinel event on their hands.
My heart goes out to the parents of these little babies I know what they're going through I lost my baby boy when he was a week old. 38 years ago a day doesn't go by without thinking about him
Im so sorry that happened to you . He is with you every day in your heart xx
My heart breaks for you. I cannot imagine that kind of loss and pain. You will be able to hold your baby again one day in the promise of Jesus ❤❤❤
@@jennifers.3818 thank you you're so kind
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Im so so sorry.
Let’s remember that as* horrible and scary this story is, there are already 100 stories in the comments mentioning NICU babies being saved by nurses ❤️ she is a needle in a haystack and lets get those babies justice but ensure to be kind and loving to our tired and overworked nurses out there! ❤️ thank you to* all that work in the health/hospital industry!
Thank you from a NICU nurse.
omg yes! My son was in the NICU with gastroschisis (a condition where his intestines were on the outside of his stomach, it didn't close all the way in utero). they had to slowly push them back into his little belly and then close him back up. Those nurses took my calls at all hours of the night, literally at like 2am, they would tell me how he was doing, give me all his vitals etc, they never seemed annoyed or bothered at all, no matter how many questions I asked. I couldn't be there every day because I had no car and had to take 2 busses to get there, it was horrible for me but it helped knowing he was in such good hands. I'll never be able to repay those nurses for how much love and care they gave to my little boy. It was surreal. Thank you to all the nurses who are there for us moms in these situations, you really are needed and appreciated ❤
I’m so appreciative of good nurses, but the bad one scare the crap out of me! When you question them they instantly take on a defensive attitude. I’ve had a son in the NICU for 2 months, he was born at 28wks. I had great nurses for the most part, but mistakes can happen so a parent has a right to watch like a hawk everything going on, and that should be understood and not met with any kind of annoyance or superiority. I left my son alone as little as possible.
Most of us know that, and we should also know about the bad ones too. There's good and evil in every profession
Very Very true I've been very fortunate to have a many wonderful nurses they run the show
I had twins in the nicu, you put all of your trust in the doctors and nurses. I’m not sure if a case has ever made me so angry in my life.
As a nurse myself and a mother of a son who spent a week in the NICU when he was born, I can’t even express the disgust I feel from this. I would do anything to keep my patient’s safe and try to make them as well as possible. That is our job. I take pride in trying to help people and give them the care I’d want my own family members to have if in the hospital. I would literally do anything possible to do this. Also, as a mom I remember sobbing in the NICU when I saw my son and his pain. The NICU nurse was an Angel who cared for him. I literally put all my hope and faith in her which is such a vulnerable feeling. This amazing nurse comforted me and set me up in a chair and let me hold him for the first time with all of his tubes. I will never forget her and have such a huge amount of gratitude. This story is just appalling and heartbreaking.
Thank you for sharing. You made me cry. I agree with everything you said.
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These cases are absolutely alarming. And Lucy's behavior as a nurse is just bizarre. It's very unfortunate they didn't clue into this sooner. She needed to be apprehended post haste. She's a lunatic.
I had a still birth at 21 weeks and the nurses were absolutely amazing. One ( who we have on fb because we loved her so much for everything she did and also want her to be there for our next delivery coming in September) she never pushed anything and was around but never said the things Lucy said in that situation when your child has passed and you have the hot cot and just want a few moments with there body and we reached out to her not the other way around. It just gives me vibes you could tell the parents just knew something wasn’t right somehow somewhere and it breaks my heart
I'm so sorry for your loss and pray your current pregnancy is without complications and you welcome a healthy baby into your life in September 💜🙏💜🙏💜
This is an actual nightmare.
My son was in the NICU, I was a young mom, and I put my entire hope and faith into the nursing staff. I am so blessed that they were so wonderful.
I can’t imagine someone doing something like this.
As a mother I can’t help but become emotional. If someone is guilty of this, they do not deserve to live.
My daughter was stillborn and I couldn't IMAGINE dealing with a nurse like that!!!
I'm so sorry for your loss 🙏❤xx
I'm so sorry for the loss of your precious baby. Sending hugs 🫂
“Collapsed” in the UK is used because it refers to vitals. That is, their body vitals went down drastically. Also, while I get the impersonality of using alphabets for the babies names, it’s commonplace in the UK to give grieving family space from press and media before, during and after trial. I believe if they come out themselves that they want their names out then it’s usually revealed at some point.
Yes, she explained this in the video.
The nightmare of loosing a beloved newborn is horrific. We have a 9 month grandson. He’s brought joy, wonder, and live into our lives as have our 2 granddaughters aged 13 and almost 16. Thank God they were well cared for.
This story hit me so hard. My son, Ethan who was 7 weeks premature, was transferred to a hospital closer to our home. A few days before my son was transferred, a set of prem twin boys were given a lethal dose of morphine, in the same NICU my son was being moved to. The twins both passed away. At the time, no one knew if it was done on purpose, or if it was grave error. My heart is with the parents of those beautiful little babies, my deepest condolences to all those who have gone through this heartache. After the passing of my first prem baby, my Alex, and going through a second prem birth 5 years later, with Ethan, you're all in my thoughts
How does a nurse become such a demonic person killing babies at will? I hope that she never gets out of jail.
The way she inserted herself into patients care that weren’t assigned to her, the way she went to excessive lengths to engage with the parents, etc are all SOOO reminiscent of Beverley Allitt.
Using insulin and air bubbles to make the babies sick is also what Beverley did.
Ok, I thought that story sounded familiar. That's why. Evil
That's weird, Beverley was active right around the time me and Lucy were born. Also, tried around the time R Kelly's mother died.
That was my first thought as well. All those poor children and babies. It takes a truly evil person to do such awful things like that.
@@JustAshley9685 actually, the babies died from complications of health issues. Most of them has nothing wrong done to them. Child A may have accidentally been given an air embolus from the IV Lucy put in, but the rest of the incidents, if you actually listen to them and remember the children were at risk, don't actually denote abuse or malpractice.
One mother says her baby was bleeding and screaming when she walked in and Lucy was present, but that was the baby who had previously had a lung bleed.
People need to read more.
Unfortunately, inserting air bubbles from a syringe into a vein or artery is a quite unconspicious, silent, but oh so monstrous way to hurt and kill a person. The person suddenly feels like he/she cannot breathe anymore (just like a grown person suffering a sudden embolism); pretty distressing. They feel extreme burning throughout the chest with no improvement, therefore burning sensation will only increase by the second until colapse. This will not last long, but will be extremely painful whatever the age of the person. This is not only killing, but imposing extreme suffering before. Just so monstruous, one cannot believe a human being can choose to inflict this on a pure and so little innocent! When one thinks a little survivor of a challenging birth is quite a little hero by itself, it is uncanny to realize a monster could make this premie's life even more miserable to the point of willingly choosing to remove his life through such type of pain. This is the extreme among extreme tragedies, and imposed on little persons who cannot even defend themselves. I was a neo-nat ICU nurse myself. I am glad none of our so precious tiny clients have suffered in such a monstrous way, with unbearable consequences on families and also all of the staff!
My sweet little boy was on NICU for 11 weeks and has spent the vast majority of his life in and out of hospitals. My blood BOILS over this case; I don’t even have the words to describe how horrendous this ‘alleged, don’t come for me’ creature is. I’m so glad you covered this case Stephanie, we always love your case coverage 💕
My baby was in the NICU for 33 days. All of his nurses were amazing except for one. Something told me not to trust this nurse, so I told the charge nurse I didn't want this specific nurse to be my son's nurse anymore. Towards the end of him being discharged that nurse got fired. It was a WHOLE SCENE !!! I don't know exactly what happened, but I'm glad she doesn't work there. Honestly, I hope she doesn't get hired working at a hospital ever again !!!
As a doctor (veterinary critical care), you did amazing explaining all the medical terms and relevant pathologic changes. So sad. People ask how we can work on puppies and kittens, but geez, I could never imagine having to console grieving parents in the NICU.
As a doctor
Veterinary hmmmm
Don't think ur a real doc tho hey
@@heatherwarden2689 it’s called a veterinary doctor I don’t know what to tell you lol, that’s what the academic degree is called.
@@heatherwarden2689 get educated, veterinary doctors and human medicine doctors both need at least 8yrs of schooling. As a pre-vet student myself I’m in the same classes as pre-med students. Don’t discredit.
@@heatherwarden2689 i am not a human doctor. But I am a board certified critical care specialist and will happily help you and your pet should there be an emergency. I always say I’m the doctor you hope not to see, as I work in the ER and ICU. We offer blood transfusions, dialysis, mechanical ventilation. In fact, during Covid, many of our hospitals donated ventilators for human use (the machines are the same) in the time of crisis. I also teach in veterinary school. There is a movement called NOMV that addresses some of the public’s perception of veterinarians. Thank you to all who seem to get it :)
Melissa, I love my vet! I know veterinarians can see trauma in human beings just like other healthcare professional. Thank you for belonging to such a kind and caring profession.
As a former nurse, I worked in critical care, I think Lucy was a monster. Not only did she kill these infants, she used methods that were guaranteed to cause them pain. Think about how painful gas is, and we are adults! She deliberately introduced air into their NG tubes and IV catheters. She had to know this was very painful. I just can’t wrap my mind around something this monstrous! She essentially tortured them before death. My heart goes out to the parents.
My cousin is a NICU nurse and I can’t even imagine a scenario like this taking place. How evil do you have to be to murder multiple children!?!
Moms do it all the time too!
@@katiekat4457 no they don't stfu. We have a right to abortion.
@@katiekat4457ok? lol
Or even ONE, SINGLE child. 😞
My daughter was in the NICU for 4 months and if this woman did what she accused of she is the worst kind of monster. I was unable to do the things that my daughter needed so I trusted the Doctors and nurses to care for her. That is the biggest leap of faith a parent can have to trust and allow someone else to care for your child. For someone in that position of trust to use it to kill is just horrible.
I’ve watched pretty much all of your videos, and this is the FIRST time I’ve ever been physically ill over a case. 9 minutes in and my stomach is TURNING so much. As a 29 year old mother of 3, I can’t even begin to understand. Thank you for all you do Stephanie, I can’t even imagine how hard this was to spend so much time researching♥️♥️
Pharmacy student here. You did a great job explaining the medical components!
Oh I’m so glad!! Thank you!
@@StephanieHarlowe yes you did well! 🙌🏽
I had boy/girl twins when I was 17. They were preemie at 30 weeks and required 2 months in the NICU. It was such a scary, traumatizing time and my son almost did not make it. Thankfully they are 17 now and perfectly healthy. Those nurses were my lifeline and due to my age and the long hospitalization of my children really taught me to be a mother. I trusted them implicitly and looked to them for guidance on every little thing. I couldn’t imagine what these parents have been through. It is horrific, absolutely.
I had my first set of twins at 34 weeks and my 2nd set at 31. My 31 week twins were in the hospital for a whole month. I couldn’t imagine
I was 37 and mine were at 35 weeks but I trusted them and learned so much too. I felt more prepared after being there. Nicu nurses were our Angels.
I’m a nurse and a mother - not a neonatal nurse, my heart couldn’t handle it, but this case is just so terrifying. I treat every patient as if they were my family member, my parent, grandparent, child etc. I just can’t wrap my head around it. It definitely makes me wary of watching coworkers and speaking up at work. I also really don’t like nurses messaging about patients outside of work. Those parents, their pain and anger is unfathomable.
As someone who’s currently 34 weeks pregnant, I could never imagine the pain and heartache these families went through. What a monster.
Yeeeeaaaah. Definitely not a smart move to watch this while pregnant. Feeling super paranoid now.
I am a NICU nurse with 10 years of experience. I have worked in every level of NICU from the 15 oz babies and up and this story has me completely mind blown! These poor parents and babies! Just breaks my heart! I have so many ???s! Thank you for covering Stephanie!!!
As a healthcare worker, it is not unusual, in the case of a patient death, for coworkers to inquire if you are ok. Sometimes it’s a long term patient. Sometimes it’s a patient who touches you’re heart. Sometimes it’s just someone you worked hard on. So that’s not weird. It is weird for someone to seek out the patient’s family.
I agree, I was kinda on the fence over the interactions, I’ve done the same to be honest, you approach your job with empathy & you get attached. But the family of my patients aren’t my friends.
I’ve hugged grieving relatives before but I would NEVER look them up on Facebook 👀👀👀👀 that’s a violation
This is so scary.
My youngest was born at 24 weeks so he spent 4.5 months in the NICU.
Most of the nurses were angels, but I definitely got bad vibes from 1 or 2.
At some point my son was given 10x the amount of a diuretic than he was supposed to. It was caught in time and was allegedly an accident, but I can't help but wonder.
It's crazy that women KILL their babies even over the age of 24 weeks in late-term abortions...
So scary!
Thank god he’s okay! 10x doesn’t sound like an accident, so scary😨
@@jawaela actually, it can, it was probably a calculation error.
I have a problem trusting if people are all there mentally and not distracted...I would so be there nonstop esp these days.
She absolutely gives Munchausen by proxy vibes. Disturbing. With every child you described my heart sank. Those poor mothers. 💔
I don’t know i feel like that is an excuse, some people are just evil
💯 agree with you! People like her aren’t mentally ill. She is cold, calculated and takes pleasure out of her evil actions including still acting like support for those poor families. Beyond evil
@@sleepygirl8005 Its not an excuse but more of a motive. It's hard to understand the minds of people like Lucy.
She also may have a hero's complex. She starts the fire, and all of a sudden, here she comes to save the day, working so hard to bring this child back, Knowing damn good and well it wasn't going to happen. She's sick AF
@@BackyardButcher 💯 agree! Asking the parents if they want to call a minister/priest etc before they even realise the extent of what is happening to their baby! My baby was in nicu it gives me chills thinking about how easy it could be to have a sick member like her amongst the (obvs unlike her) amazing selfless drs and nurses caring for the most vulnerable of vulnerable. Death penalty should be brought back for people who harm children in any way shape or form
It’s so sad. As a Nurse I’ve worked in many settings & you truly never know who you’re working with. Thanks for covering this!❤
I've been an RN for 13 yrs...I CANNOT IMAGINE hurting any patient let alone a baby. I seriously cannot fathom what this POS did. 😔 The fact that she would take a newborn's life and then try and support the parents is BEYOND evil.
ikr! this scares me of going into the medical field- i know there’s monsters everywhere but some are harder to understand and harder to be able to stand that others
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@@anayawrites2221 definitely monsters in every profession....the medical field just has so much more at stake with the consequences ya know. Like this is life we're dealing with. But there SO much more good I promise❤️
This is a really tough one. I cannot imagine going through everything with pregnancy, giving birth, having my baby taken to NICU and losing that baby only to find out that one of the staff were responsible for my baby's death. I honestly don't think I could go on after all of that. My heart really goes out to the parents that had to go through this.
In the UK, children under the age of 18 can not have their identities made public under Section 47 of The Criminal Procedure Act 1995. This means that any institution, such as schools, places of work, parents names etc can also not be named to protect the anonymity and privacy
as a nursing student and soon to be graduate, this is absolutely my biggest fear. i cannot imagine working with someone like this, the guilt you might feel from not being able to stop it. it disgusts me and is exactly why i want to become a nurse coroner. people like this go under the radar for so long and cause so much damage. while it makes me sick listening to this, it really helps me know what to look out for.
As a new RN in L&D, NICU- i had nightmares that I forgot something or made a mistake… my husband would wake up to me wiping the floor w my hand as i was freaking out about blood or something. 🤦🏼♀️.
I am soon to qualify soon and this case has hit me hard, like if she guilty or innocent it’s horrible either way. Those poor babies shouldn’t have lost their lives and I’ve been listening to a podcast which doesn’t that’s any opinions on the case and just states the true facts that have been said in court, the hospital and other staff members made some serious mistakes and the care was poor. I found this video was to opinionated for a open case.
yeh but this is like a one in a million case
Be careful not to get framed too, especially if you are not 'normal', i.e. you are an introvert, do not drink alcohol, do not have a 'family' (child abuse + foster care), are an immigrant, are non binary and asexual etc. Lucy looked 'normal', that explains why she got with it for so long. I was infuriated with the claims that she now has anxiety, depression and PTSD, people with her personality type (grandiose narcissists) just don't get the symptoms that leads to those diagnoses (which I disagree with, except for PTSD). My guess is that she now takes benzos to replace the alcohol she used to drink, and antidepressants to get the 'high' she used to get from recreational drugs, gambling (going at the races) etc.
Idk why I’m surprised whenever Stephanie does a UK case (I’m from the UK) I’m used to hearing about the US, but thanks SO MUCH for covering this, it’s a shock to everyone and so heartbreaking, love your videos so I love seeing your delivery of it
I'm pregnant with my baby #2, and when you said the hot cott, and then morgue, I just lost it. Bless all the families that go through any child loss. My heart can't imagine.
As a nurse, I was trying to convince myself that this could not be true. It hurts my heart so much to know that there wasn't follow up with every death. I feel like it could have been caught so much sooner. Ugh.
Im only at 56 min, but as a fellow nurse, do you notice how off Baby C story is? The baby crashed and they perform CPR, and then suddenly gave up after there was a heart rate and breathing? No, I don’t believe that they could know how much brain damage there would be at that point… And then the comment about a doctor saying that, “at this point the baby has not had any nutrition…“ None of that sounds reasonable to me from an NICU… I’m not discounting that this LUCY could be a psycho nurse, but the baby C story just doesn’t jive with me…. If reported accurately, I am now doubting the entire NICU unit. What do u think?
I cannot bear to even think of the agony of these poor parents who lost their baby in such a senseless and cruel way. The way this monster taunted the parents makes my blood boil. How one ever gets over something like this, I don't know.
My son was in a NICU himself for a month before I could bring him home. Trusting those nurses was so, so, so hard. But the ones I had were amazing. This woman? I’d kill to get my hands on her and you’d have a hell of a case to cover once I did. Thanks, as always, for the thorough and intelligent way you deconstruct the cases for us. We ❤ you!
People's anger is largely misdirected. This had to happen eventually. Nurses are overworked and underpaid. Very little room for compassion when one is being exploited like that. The government steals our money and sends it fund war in other countries and other such things rather than on healthcare for its citizens. Few people can stand being a nurse no more. That's why there's a shortage. But people prefer NOT to look at the larger problem! There are many more accidentantal or not so accidental murders happening but just like in this case, it is nearly impossible to get the government-backed corporations called hospitals to investigate. And to improve anything!
@@ElenaKomleva there was nothing accidental about this case. What are you even talking about?
As a NICU nurse this case is really unbelievable. Whenever we lose a baby the whole unit is heartbroken for weeks, I can’t imagine anyone doing that on purpose. I wish she had been caught sooner.
Laundry and crime day! And my toddler is napping 🙌
I'm so glad you are covering this case. It is so disturbing. My son was in the NICU for 40 minutes but my husband never left his side. I recommend to all parents, do not let your newborn out of your sight. They don't have to leave your room at all. You also need to consent to anything being done to your child, which helps if you are present 24/7. Ask questions. Ask for things to be explained. It's not rude. If the nurse is offended, ask for another nurse. Advocate for yourself and your baby, always. I cannot imagine what these parents must be going through 💔
yeah, be firm and hands on with your newborn, they are vulnerable and they need you
First time viewing your channel and have been viewing this Lucy Letby case since the verdict came out and popped up on a UK news clip.
Your explanation of this incredible crime is superb.
The scariest thing to me is how she takes care of people who are in a vulnerable state, yet does things like this. Like… who can we trust?
we cannot trust anyone, truthfully
Not one single person on this earth. Put your trust in God.
And this is what upsets me, as a nurse, its evil like this that make people feel we can't be trusted, and honestly, I don't blame them. I would feel exactly the same! She is disgusting. We take an oath to protect & care for our patients, and the way she has abused this and the trust of these poor parents breaks my heart! I hope she rots in hell
Hi Stephanie I absolutely love how you tell these cases it really highlights the victims and their families. So thank you for all you do. Also huge fan of "Crime Weekly". I have a case that I thought may interest you. It occurred in Maryland, the media dubbed it the "Rock n Roll McDonald's Murder". I was incarcerated with the women who was convicted, it's a crazy case. Could you please look into it. Brief synopsis. Mother and son attempt murder on his ex wife/child's mother, infront of kids. There is sooo much more to this case, and there was a shocking twist about the son as well. Again please look into this case.
just added it to my list! I'm on it!
Thank you for reading and responding to my message. I really think you're going to find it interesting. If you do decide to do this case and have any questions about the women convicted of these crimes please feel free to reach out.
I just want to say, thank you for covering this horrifying case in such a thoughtful and clear manner!!
As a mom who had a baby in the NICU, this is like the worst nightmare I could ever imagine. You trust the nurses and Dr's with their life. I cannot even imagine this.
My son was in the NICU. This is beyond enraging. I wept in the hospital chapel and wrote in the guest book for god to save my baby. I imagine many of these parents did the same. My son is fine now and I greatly credit the nurses for that. Knowing that even if convicted, in the UK she will probably be out in ~8 years with a new name and gets to live her life. I hope she dreams of torment every night.
Yup the UK is notorious for flimsy punishment for murderers and they are allowed to change their names after jail. I’m so grateful God heard your prayers and your baby is doing well.
the UK may not lock people up and throw away the key quite as gleefully as the US, but shes certainly gonna get more than eight years for being a literal serial killer. you can get a life sentence in the UK, its just rare. i havent finished the video yet so idk all the evidence and how likely it is they will actually be able to convict her though.
My heart goes out to these families. I am a nurse sworn to protect the sick. How can anyone do this. My son was in the NICU for 3 weeks and had amazing nurse. This was before I was a nurse. I had to be discharged before he was. We count on ppl to take care of our loved ones. This just blows my mind.
Stephanie this is the best video you've EVER done. I really appreciate the research you've done into the medical terms and practices in the UK, this made the video so much easier to understand and I appreciate that you've made such an effort to say the UK terms. This is a really tough case as there as so many victims and you explained it so, so well.
This wasn't happening before her time on the ward and after her time on the ward. I 100% believe Lucy letby did this. My heart breaks for those children and their parents. This is the reason I trust no one with my children. Another great video Stephanie.
I’ve been watching your videos from the early makeup days, and this story has freaked me out more than most. Just the way you tell it and the shocking amount of cases. Thank you for all that you do