9 results for “water birth”
0y · Female·meconium aspiration
A full-term female infant (41 weeks 3 days) died from meconium aspiration during a planned home water birth attended by an experienced midwife. The mother had gestational diabetes and a history of macrosomic …
1y · Female·Neonatal pneumonia, meconium aspiration and chorioamnionitis secondary to prolon…
Baby E died at home one day after birth at 40+ weeks gestation following a prolonged labour in a hired plastic birthing pool. The mother had no an…
Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to meconium aspiration syndrome
…rmed despite multiple indications (pre-eclampsia, suspicious admission CTG, meconium-stained liquor risk); water birth was allowed despite being contraindicated in severe pre-eclampsia; and the caesarean section was del…
0y · Female·Perinatal asphyxia
A 10-day-old infant died from perinatal asphyxia after being born in a home birthing pool. The mother entered the pool without a midwife present after spontaneous rupture of membranes duri…
0y · Male·intrapartum hypoxia due to placental abruption
…espite medical advice that twin pregnancies require hospital care. The mother, who strongly preferred home birth, disengaged from hospital when her preferences for birth management (vaginal delivery with first twin bree…
36y · Female·Global ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest in the immediate post…
Caroline Lovell, 36, died from postpartum haemorrhage following home birth of her second child. She had significant risk factors: prior PPH with first child and uterine fibroid, but…
0y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury
…termination attempt, parental abandonment of the baby in hospital, appalling living conditions (no running water, non-functional toilets, exposed electrical wires), and the mother's clear inability to cope without suppo…
2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Baby M was born at term (35-38 weeks gestation) into a toilet bowl at home on 27 November 2008 after an unrecognised pregnancy. The mother reported no awareness of pregnancy despite a positive pregnancy test earlier in t…
38y · Male·Unascertained; most likely exposure after walking in bushland
…the evidence of no bank transactions, no medical service access, no contact with family (including missing birth of his daughter), and expert opinion on survival timeframes in extreme heat (42°C+) led to the finding of …
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