Shelton Woman Died of Blood Loss While Giving Birth

An autopsy has confirmed what Shelton police originally suspected when they found a woman and three newborn babies dead in a Redwood Circle home Tuesday.

Victoria Hope died from child birth while delivering the triplet boys.

The chief state medical examiner’s office has ruled the death was caused by exsanguination, or bleeding to death.

“It’s obvious there was no foul play,” Shelton Det. Ben Trabka said. “But we have to investigate all untimely deaths. We’ll try to do research. We try to get the family the answers loved ones deserve when someone passes away.”

Those answers include whether Hope, 26, told anyone she was pregnant, or sought medical attention, Trabka said.

Family and friends said Hope never said she was pregnant. She told people who asked if she was that she had gained weight due to another medical condition, Trabka said.

Hope had two young children and lived at the home at Redwood Circle with them, Trabka said.

The three infants were classified as stillborn by the medical examiner.

According to police, Hope’s mother came to the home at about 1 p.m. Tuesday and found Hope with the three babies. When police arrived on scene, Hope and the three babies were already dead.

There’s Help

While it’s still unclear whether Hope sought medical attention, there are local services that pregnant women can turn to for help.

Planned Parenthood
415 Howe Avenue
Shelton Connecticut
(203) 924-7756
www.ppsne.org

Nurturing Families Network
of the Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut
A support group for expectant mothers and their partners. For more information or to sign up, contact Kim at (203) 859-6061. Locations vary based on who registers, but previous sites for the group have been at local libraries and at T.E.A.M. headquarters in Derby.

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Contact: Naugatuck Valley Health District
98 Bank Street, Seymour CT
(203) 881-3255
www.nvhd.org
or
State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue
Hartford CT 06134

Comments

posted by: NVHD on February 5, 2010 3:52pm

Additional pregnancy resources include
Birthright, located at 1 Kingston Drive
Ansonia, CT (203) 734-6545 and the Healthy Start program located at Naugatuck Valley Health District office in Seymour. Both programs offer assistance to women confronted by an unexpected pregnancy and in need of insurance coverage for the pregnancy or referral to other services for areas of concern.

posted by: Cindy on February 8, 2010 1:10pm

FYI, Birthright is an anti-abortion organization, and will not present women with all of their options. The other contacts are great ideas.

posted by: NVHD on February 8, 2010 3:19pm

Actually, the references cited were for local resources for pregnant women. There was no mention in the article or in the comment section re “pro life” or “pro choice” resources. That was not the intent of the comment.

Another excellent state-wide resource is Infoline 211. They will provide additional referral resources as needed.

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