0y · Male·Complications of birth-related traumatic head injury
… stage; instrumental delivery was attempted but abandoned due to a deeply impacted fetal head. Emergency caesarean section was performed but the head could not be disimpacted easily despite appropriate senior clinician …
1y · Male·Head injury in the setting of labour
… to presumed growth discordancy (subsequently recalculated as concordant). Labour progressed slowly, and caesarean section was undertaken. During extraction, Finn's head was deeply impacted in the maternal pelvis requir…
0y · Female·Intrapartum asphyxia refractory to postpartum resuscitation due to amniotic flui…
A term neonate died one hour after emergency caesarean section for fetal distress, caused by intrapartum asphyxia due to meconium aspiration. While labour indu…
Female·Head injury in the setting of an obstructed labour
…onservatively initially, and progressed to spontaneous labour. After arrest of descent at full dilation, caesarean section was appropriately arranged. During delivery, the fetal head was found to be deeply impacted in t…
2y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and intracranial haemorrhage complicating obstr…
…ic-ischaemic encephalopathy and intracranial haemorrhage following obstructed labour requiring emergency caesarean section. The mother presented in spontaneous labour at 39 weeks and experienced prolonged labour with fo…
0y · Male·Intrapartum head injuries secondary to brow presentation and obstructed labour
Benjamin Glasgow died shortly after emergency caesarean delivery at 12:30 pm on 19 October 2006 for brow presentation, an obstructed labour. Autopsy revealed un…
0y · Male·multifactorial with severe hypoxia/hypotension which occurred in the background …
Everett Carleton died at birth following an emergency caesarean section complicated by unexpected placenta praevia and umbilical cord transection. The placenta was inco…
0y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Riley Krol, a 11-day-old male infant, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following emergency caesarean section delivery on 1 March 2005. After artificial rupture of membranes during labour induction, the foe…
0y · Male·global hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
…ties existed between membrane rupture and the second obstetrician's arrival to perform a straightforward caesarean section. The coroner found the birth was mismanaged due to poor clinical decision-making not adhering to…
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…
0y · Male·severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to uterine rupture
… hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to uterine rupture during a planned home vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC). The mother, Ms M, was 40 weeks and 5 days pregnant, attended by a private midwife (Ms Mansfield)…
0y · Male·Head injury sustained in a difficult delivery including head impaction and caesa…
…aemic encephalopathy caused by head impaction during a difficult vaginal delivery attempt and subsequent caesarean section at 6 days old. The coroner found that medical care fell short of acceptable standards due to: fa…
0y · Female·Congenital Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B) pneumonia in the setting of compli…
Baby Mabel Windmill was born in a moribund state following emergency caesarean section after complicated labour and died from congenital Group B streptococcal pneumonia. The inquest i…
0y · Female·Complications of ascending uterine infection (Klebsiella pneumoniae) in the sett…
…itical delays occurred on 18 June during labour: abnormal CTG was first noted at 12:43 pm but Category 1 caesarean decision not made until 2:02 pm (79 minutes later), with agreement about delivery need reached at 1:14 p…
36y · Female·Haemorrhage complicating elective caesarean section (placenta praevia accreta)
Ms. Thi Lu, aged 36, died from massive hemorrhage following caesarean section for placenta praevia with underlying placenta accreta. Although imaging could not definitively e…
29y · Female·Multisystem organ failure following postpartum haemorrhage due to atonic uterus
…ecca 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 clini…
0y · Male·complications of intrauterine hypoxia
…9-week primiparous labour was complicated by deep transverse arrest. After initial assessment suggesting caesarean delivery, the consultant (Dr D.) elected to trial forceps delivery, which failed due to cephalopelvic di…
Female·neck and chest injuries from motor vehicle crash
… Emergency services responded promptly and medical staff at Royal Hobart Hospital performed an emergency Caesarean section during ongoing CPR, successfully delivering her baby. The criminal driver was convicted of mansl…
Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from intra-uterine asphyxia (causative factors unas…
William Keays was a neonate born at 37 weeks via emergency caesarean section for fetal distress during labour induction with Syntocinon. He was stillborn with Apgar scores o…
0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating peri partum asphyxia
…cm for 2.5 hours despite mild-moderate contractions. Fetal bradycardia developed at 7:30pm and emergency caesarean section was performed 22 minutes later. The baby was born severely compromised (Apgar 0/1/2/3 at 1/5/10/…
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