Deceased
ZCZ
Demographics
0y, female
Coroner
Coroner Sarah Gebert
Date of death
2022-01-31
Finding date
2024-01-17
Cause of death
Unascertained
AI-generated summary
Baby ZCZ, almost 15 weeks old, died of unascertained cause after being placed to sleep in a Fisher Price rocker at an unapproved home childcare service. Post-mortem examination including neuropathology, toxicology, biochemistry, microbiology and metabolic screening revealed no definitive cause. The coroner found Baby ZCZ was not placed in a safe sleeping environment—infants should sleep on firm, flat surfaces in approved cots, not inclined products like rockers. Although the unsafe sleeping environment could not be definitively linked to her death, the case highlights vulnerability of infants in unsafe sleep settings. The coroner emphasised consistent government-led safe-sleeping messaging for parents and neonatal providers. The childcare provider was operating an unapproved service without proper regulatory oversight, highlighting systemic gaps in informal childcare regulation.
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