A WOMAN’’S unborn baby was alive and well... after she was told by experts she had suffered a miscarriage.

Doctors at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, told Elizabeth Stevens and her partner Ian Fowler that their unborn child had sadly died.

They said Ms Stevens, who lives in Benfleet, would need to book in for surgery to remove the foetus after she began bleeding heavily.

She was booked into Royal London for same day surgery, but the operation was later cancelled.

Ms Stevens was rebooked in at Queens Hospital, Romford.

However, surgeons there quickly identified the baby had a heartbeat - and was alive.

The hospital told the couple that Ms Stevens in fact had Choriodecidual haematoma which had caused the bleeding - this is a condition which is an accumulation of blood within chorion or between the uterus and the placenta.

Most women go on to have perfectly healthy pregnancies.

Speaking to The Sun Online, Mr Fowler said: ‘How can they get it so completely wrong?

“They nearly killed my unborn baby.

“Royal London was about to remove a perfectly healthy baby.

“I want an explanation.”

Now seven weeks pregnant, the couple are filing a complaint again to The Royal London Hospital.

Ms Stevens added: “I was in shock.

“It’s a lot to take in, one doctor says it’s not fine, and the other one says it’s fine.”

A spokeswoman for Barts Health NHS Trust said: ‘We sincerely apologise for the distress caused to Ms Stevens and her partner, and we are fully looking into their concerns.

‘When our investigation is complete we will invite Ms Stevens and her partner to meet with the clinical team to discuss our findings, and explain how we will implement any changes needed.’