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0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating peri partum asphyxia
A term neonate died at 3 days of age from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to perinatal asphyxia. The mother presented in early labour, was initially discharged, then readmitted when labour progressed. Labour progres…
3y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to chorioamnionitis due to Gardnerella Vagi…
Zamia Ely-Smith died at 3 days of age from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to chorioamnionitis following home birth at term. Clinical lessons include: (1) decreased fetal movements at 39+ weeks gestation and hospita…
0y · Male·Complications of VATER syndrome and sacrococcygeal teratoma
Baby E was a 7-month-old neonate with VATER syndrome and sacrococcygeal teratoma who died from complications of these conditions. He was born prematurely at 30 weeks, requiring intubation and ventilation, and remained in…
0y · Male·Sudden infant death syndrome category II (SIDS) - accidental asphyxiation due to…
An 8-week-old infant died from SIDS category II, likely due to accidental asphyxiation when the mother fell asleep and slumped forward over him. The infant was born to a mother with a 12-year history of heroin addiction …
2y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and intracranial haemorrhage complicating obstr…
A term infant died on day 2 of life from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and intracranial haemorrhage following obstructed labour requiring emergency caesarean section. The mother presented in spontaneous labour at 39 w…
0y · Male·Myocarditis
Baby C, a 5-month-old infant, died from myocarditis (viral heart inflammation) after presenting to Sunshine Hospital Emergency Department with fever, breathing difficulty, and cyanosis. He waited 1 hour 52 minutes before…
0y · Male·meconium aspiration syndrome complicated by persistent pulmonary hypertension
Baby C was born at 41 weeks and 2 days covered in thick meconium with respiratory distress. Key clinical failures included: (1) failure to respond to mother's request for induction at term+6 days; (2) failure to investig…
0y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to intrapartum hypoxia
A 2-day-old neonate, Laura Angela Willmett, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following intrapartum hypoxia. She was born by emergency caesarean section after a planned vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) at a …
0y · Male·Head injury in the setting of labour
Baby Cai Wheeler-Trow was born at 36 weeks and 2 days following a failed instrumental delivery and emergency caesarean section. He developed a skull fracture and subgaleal haemorrhage, presenting with clinical deteriorat…
0y · Female·Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV 1)
An 11-day-old neonate died from disseminated HSV-1 infection acquired perinatally. She presented with sepsis-like symptoms including lethargy, poor feeding, fever and respiratory signs. Clinical management was appropriat…
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 · Male·Unascertained
A 10-week-old boy born at 35 weeks gestation was found asleep on his mother's chest while she was asleep on a couch and died from an unascertained cause. Post-mortem toxicology detected methamphetamine and cannabis; the …
1y · Male·Head injury in the setting of labour
Finn Moser was a one-day-old neonate who died from head injury sustained during labour and delivery at the Royal Women's Hospital. He was born to a mother with dichorionic diamniotic twins, induced at 36 weeks due to pre…
Female·Head injury in the setting of an obstructed labour
A term-destined baby (35 weeks gestation) died from head injuries sustained during delivery. She presented to hospital with suspected preterm labour, was managed conservatively initially, and progressed to spontaneous la…
0y · Male·neonatal encephalopathy due to perinatal compromise
Jaxon McGrorey-Smith, a full-term neonate, was delivered by caesarean section after prolonged labour. He developed seizures and signs of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) within hours of birth, with MRI imaging conf…
1y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and multisystem failure in the setting of extre…
Baby B was born by emergency breech extraction in an ambulance after obstructed labour, sustaining severe hypoxic-ischaemic injury. The death was multifactorial. The mother had limited antenatal care despite known metham…
Female·Intrauterine pneumonia and meconium aspiration complicating intrauterine growth …
Baby W was born at 37+5 weeks in an ambulance and died at Bendigo Hospital from intrauterine pneumonia and meconium aspiration secondary to intrauterine growth restriction related to maternal amphetamine use. The mother …
0y · Female·Intracranial and intrapulmonary haemorrhage due to traumatic head injury from fa…
Baby M died shortly after birth on 11 February 2016 at Gladstone Base Hospital from intracranial and intrapulmonary haemorrhage due to traumatic head injury from a fall, complicated by Group B Streptococcal sepsis. A nur…
0y · Unknown·Mechanical asphyxiation as a consequence of overlaying
Baby A, a 7-week-old premature infant, died from mechanical asphyxiation due to overlaying while co-sleeping with his mother at Derby Hospital. The baby had been transferred from Darwin Hospital for weight monitoring and…
0y · Male·complications of head injury
A premature newborn died from severe head injuries inflicted deliberately by his teenage father in hospital on 15 February 2014. The father had a well-documented history of violence, substance abuse, criminality and had …
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