A grieving mum has said she will continue to fight for answers after her baby boy died suddenly.

Three-month-old Henry Victor was found unresponsive by Gemma Francis who had been sleeping in the same bed as him at her maisonette.

But after an inquest recorded a verdict of natural causes, the distraught mum, who has two other children and suffered a stillbirth three years ago, says she is still in the dark about vital aspects of his care in the run up to his death.

The hearing was told Henry was born via caesarean at Darent Valley Hospital on January 3.

He was healthy and full-term, weighing 6lb 9oz.

He was a "much-wanted baby", explained Detective Sergeant Leanne Sawyer, who led an investigation into his death.

However, he developed breathing difficulties and Miss Francis said he had been to hospital six or seven times suffering from bronchitis-type symptoms, including a build up of mucus on his chest, for which he was given a pump.

On the evening of Sunday, April 29, Miss Francis’s friend Tara Hill was at the maisonette with her daughters Olivia, five, and seven-month-old Sophia.

Olivia went to bed around the same time as Miss Francis’s daughters Sophie, two, and Ashley, six.

Miss Hill, Miss Francis and babies Sophia and Henry then went to sleep in a double bed.

Miss Francis explained: “Because of Henry’s breathing difficulties I wanted to be close to him so I’d know if there was a problem.”

At 11pm Henry woke up and was fed. He was heard coughing at 5am.

At 6am Miss Hill awoke to Miss Francis shouting that Henry wasn’t breathing.

Miss Hill then commenced CPR until paramedics arrived 15 minutes later.

Henry was taken to Darent Valley Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after 7am.

A post-mortem carried out by Dr Andreas Marnerides recorded the cause of his death as sudden unexpected death in infants.

Coroner for north west Kent, Roger Hatch, recorded a verdict of death by natural causes at the inquest at Maidstone’s Archbishop’s Palace.

But Miss Francis says the inquiry was not thorough enough: “I took Henry to the hospital six or seven times in the weeks before he passed.

"I feel like I didn't get the answers I need and there’s stuff the hospital is hiding" - Gemma Francis

"He had a build up of mucus and doctors said he was suffering from bronchitis.

“I asked if they could remove the mucus but they said they couldn’t because it would be traumatic for him.

"It might well have been but I never found out why and I feel that should have been brought up at the inquest.

“They didn’t see any of the mucus in the post-mortem but they wouldn’t have, the paramedics had to remove it.

“At the inquest there were no hospital reports read and no doctors present.

"I feel like I didn’t get the answers I need and there’s stuff the hospital is hiding.”

Miss Francis, of Hilltop Gardens, Temple Hill, Dartford will now go to Citizens' Advice to discuss how to pursue the case.

Darent Valley Hospital spokesman Glyn Oakley said: “The loss of a baby is heart-breaking and we offer our sincere condolences.

“We have provided a full report to the coroner detailing the care and treatment received.”