40-year-old Mrs. Maria Dunsin died in Manchester a week after she gave birth to her second child, she died due to lack of blood.
Mrs. Maria Dunsin who was suffering from sickle cell anaemia was reported to have died due to the rare blood group she had and the lack of a person to donate blood to her in time after delivering her baby through caesarean section.
Maria Dunsin, fell seriously ill after giving birth to her second child, Troy, at St Mary’s Hospital on April 29 in the year 2016 and died afterwards.
Mr. Kayode Dunsin, the husband of late Maria in a bid to bring something good out of her death wants people with rare blood types to donate because his wife spent hours waiting for blood transfusion before eventually dying.
Late Maria Dunsin
It was confirmed that only three donors were available in the country with the same blood group as Late Mrs. Maria Dunsin. The late mother of two had suffered complications from her pregnancy but her untimely death occurred due to delay in getting blood that matches her blood type.
Coroner Jean Harkin ruled that because of the rarity of Mrs Dunsin’s blood type there was a delay in getting the blood to her, as it had to come from Liverpool and was also frozen – however, this did not affect the eventual outcome.
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The coroner said: “Although obtaining blood was very difficult, ultimately it did not impact upon her death,” “She did not at any time receive incompatible blood.”
Ms Harkin added: “The death of Maria Dunsin has highlighted the rarity of certain blood groups and the seriousness of sickle cell disease, as well as the importance of donors in making sure blood, both fresh and frozen, is available.”
Late Maria’s husband, Mr. Kayode Dunsin, has been responsible for the care of their two children, 20 months-old Troy and six-year-old Tyrese.
Maria husband and her two children
Mr. Dunsin in a bid to raise awareness about rare blood types said: “It may not cross people’s minds to donate blood, particularly in Afro-Caribbean and Asian communities, but if you do you will literally save someone’s life.”
He added: “We didn’t know just how rare her blood type was – three people in while country is such a small number.
“It has not been easy bringing up the children on my own. I say to my friends, all the women I know with children, now I know what they are going through!
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“If this increases the chances of other people donating blood, that would be a positive thing to come out of it.”
Manchester Blood Donor Centre after its stock was affected bad weather launched an urgent appeal for donors with B negative and O negative blood to come forward.
Victoria Beel from law firm Slater and Gordon represented Mrs Dunsin’s family at the inquest, she said: “This tragic case highlights the need for donors with rare blood types to come forward.
“There were just three donors in the whole country who were a match for Maria, and on the day of her death, it took several hours for a matched unit of blood to be defrosted and transferred from the national blood bank.
“The lack of blood donors from black and ethnic minority groups is a long-standing problem and, while nothing will bring her back, Maria’s family hope that some good may come out of their suffering if her story encourages more people to sign up.”
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