A GLASGOW midwife who failed to recognise that an unborn baby was in distress and didn’t realise another patient was in labour has been struck off.

Seven charges against Christine French involving at least four patients were found proved by nursing watchdogs.

An inquiry was told that the midwife “continued to make mistakes which placed patients at risk of harm” while employed at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

In one of the most serious incidents, the midwife interpreted a baby’s heart monitor results as reassuring but they were later described as “really bad” by another midwife.

The mother-to-be was scheduled to have a Caesarean section because there were concerns for her baby.

When the patient told the midwife her baby had stopped moving so frequently, Ms French did not listen to the heartbeat or carry out any more thorough checks.

She failed to escalate any concerns to more senior staff before she clocked off in the evening from her shift.

Another charge, found proved, states that she failed to recognise that a patient was in “established labour.” Despite her clear distress, she left her alone to get some “simple” pain relief drugs and a neighbouring patient had to press the buzzer to get help.

A witness told the inquiry: “When I arrived in the patient’s room, it was clear that the patient was in established labour.

“I was concerned that Christine had left the patient without inquiring further as to why she was so distressed.

“It did not appear that Christine had realised that the patient was in established labour.”

In another incident the midwife failed to recognise that a patient who was suffering from Sepsis, a life-threatening condition, had an “abnormally” high pulse.

She was under supervision at the time and the senior midwife said she was not confident she would have recognised her error herself.

She also failed to identify that a baby’s heartbeat had dropped. The errors happened between October 2014 and August 2015.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council imposed a striking off order and said the registrant’s actions had potential “to place vulnerable patients at risk of harm.”

Ms French is entitled to appeal the decision but the hearing was told that she no longer wishes to practice as a midwife.