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8 results for small for gestational age

VIChospital2014-11-19

Finding into death of Noah Philip James Sheekey

<1y · Male·Escherichia Coli sepsis in a low birth weight infant

Noah Sheekey, a small-for-gestational-age neonate, died of E. coli sepsis at 3 days old, one day after discharge from hospital. …

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VIChome2022-10-04

Finding into death of Baby R

<1y · Unknown·Unascertained - natural causes; evidence of aspiration pneumonia, hypoxic-ischae…

Baby R, born at 38 weeks gestation to a mother with previous pregnancy losses, was small-for-gestational-age (SGA, 10th centile). The mother was appropriately excluded from the hospital-supported…

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NSWhospital2026-03-17

Inquest into the death of Serena Lee

<1y · Female·Obstructive sleep apnoea occurring in the context of significant, unrecognised h…

…She was discharged from Campbelltown Hospital after 7 hours into a Midwifery Support Program despite being small for gestational age (5th centile), exhibiting IUGR with head-sparing growth pattern, and meeting clear pol…

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VIChospital2025-07-14

Finding into death of Baby Sidney

<1y · Male·Head injury sustained in a difficult delivery including head impaction and caesa…

Baby Sidney died from severe hypoxic-ischaemic 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 …

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VIChospital2025-01-29

Finding into death of Amir Mohammad Iran

<1y · Male·Hyaline membrane disease and pneumonia in the setting of pneumothorax

A 2-day-old term infant (2670g, small-for-gestational-age) presented with respiratory distress at 11 hours of life. A capillary blood gas at 1:1…

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QLDhospital2012-10-25

Paudel, Preston

Male·Global hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

… to senior staff, and communication breakdown between midwives and doctors. A caesarean should have been performed by 0200 or 0500 at latest. The coroner found clinical management 'clinically unacceptable at many levels…

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VIChospital2014-01-22

Finding into death of Hannah McNeil

<1y · Female·Pulmonary hypoplasia in the setting of ascending maternal genital tract infectio…

…ng maternal genital tract infection. She was born via emergency caesarean section after induction of labour for brow presentation. Despite resuscitation efforts, she remained bradycardic and died 22 minutes after birth.…

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VIChospital2015-06-12

Finding into death of Baby Chloe Lee Kellett

<1y · Female·Cerebral hypoxic and ischaemic injury in a setting of clinical birth asphyxia

Chloe Kellett was born at 39 weeks gestation after induction of labour for rupture of membranes and group B streptococcus positivity. She was delivered by forceps in theatre for a no…

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