Demographics
0y, male
Date of death
2016-03
Finding date
2017-02-09
Cause of death
extreme prematurity associated with acute chorioamnionitis
AI-generated summary
A 23-week gestation infant (DF) was born at home in Tasmania and transferred by ambulance to Royal Hobart Hospital with signs of life (sinus bradycardia at 26 bpm). Despite CPR and emergency treatment, the infant died on the day of birth. Autopsy confirmed extreme prematurity with acute chorioamnionitis as the cause. The coroner found that treatment by both paramedics and hospital staff was appropriate and that nothing more could have been done. At 23 weeks gestation, survival probability is extremely low due to severe lung immaturity. This case emphasizes the physiological limits of viability and the appropriate palliative management of periviable births.
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