Coventry

Lynsay Coventry, 54, was the first serving midwife in England to be killed by the virus on April 2. She had worked at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow, Essex, for ten years and was described by colleagues as a “proud” midwife who was “very well respected.” Coventry’s family said: “Our hearts are broken at the loss of our loving, wonderful and caring mum, sister, daughter and grandmother. Her love for us all was unfailing and her strength in the way she cared and supported us will fill our memories. “What we also know is how proud she was to be an NHS midwife. Lynsay followed her dream and trained as a midwife later in life. It was a role she committed herself to and saw the midwifery team at the Princess Alexandra Hospital as her other family. She was a very well-respe...

Lynsay Coventry – a Midwife at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, Essex, England – passed away on 2 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Coventry was 54 years old. In a statement, Lance McCarthy, chief executive, The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, said she was "a long-standing member of our maternity team who will be remembered for her professionalism and commitment to the women she supported." He added: "Her loss will be felt by the maternity team and colleagues from across the organisation." Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, chief midwifery officer for England, said: "Lynsay was clearly a highly regarded midwife whose dedication to women, babies and their families will be remembered and cherished by her own family and ...

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Lynsay Coventry

Lynsay Coventry, Midwife