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Female·Sepsis in the setting of a lotus birth
A premature female neonate born at 36+5 weeks via emergency caesarean section developed sepsis and died at 2 days of age. She had been delivered with lotus birth (cord left attached to placenta) and vaginal seeding (mate…
0y · Female·Hypoxia resulting from primary idiopathic pulmonary hypertension of the newborn …
Jasmine Chiang died at 7 hours of age from primary idiopathic pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), probably complicated by pulmonary haemorrhage. She presented with classic PPHN signs (harlequin appearance, diff…
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy with severe diffuse cortical necrosis…
George Darcy Key, an 8-day-old neonate, died from perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following labour complicated by excessive syntocinon-induced contractions and delayed obstetric intervention. The infant was de…
0y · Female·Cerebral hypoxia due to placental abruption
Sophie Sparreboom died from cerebral hypoxia secondary to placental abruption following emergency caesarean section. Gestational diabetes indicated planned induction at term. At 2050 hours, antepartum haemorrhage and pat…
1y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Dean Smith, a full-term neonate, was born severely asphyxiated after an induced labour managed at Central Gippsland Health Service. He died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy within 24 hours. The coroner found critica…
Male·Myocardial failure resulting from excessive pulmonary blood flow and consequenti…
One-month-old Liam Woodcock, born extremely prematurely at 27.5 weeks gestation weighing approximately 1 kilogram, died from myocardial failure secondary to excessive pulmonary blood flow in the context of severe congeni…
29y · Female·Multisystem organ failure following postpartum haemorrhage due to atonic uterus
Rebecca Murray, 29, died from multisystem organ failure following postpartum haemorrhage after an emergency caesarean section at Bathurst Base Hospital on 24–25 June 2007. The coroner found her death preventable. Key cli…
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