54 results for “foetal distress”
2y · Male·Perinatal asphyxia leading to cerebral anoxia and subsequent multi-organ failure
…: persistently pale newborns with cord blood pH 7.02 and hypothermia require investigation for anaemia and foetal-maternal haemorrhage, and repeat blood gas analysis within 30-60 minutes of delivery. Significant hypoglyc…
0y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxic injury and perinatal asphyxia secondary to uterine ruptu…
…iculate risks, supported home birth plans despite clinical concerns, and delayed transfer to hospital when foetal bradycardia developed during labour. The bradycardia persisted for over 40 minutes before hospital transfe…
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 of 0/0/1, requiring 12 minute…
0y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
…y or requested to perform general anaesthesia, delivery could have been significantly expedited. Prolonged foetal hypoxia may have rendered the outcome inevitable, but systemic inadequacies at the non-tertiary hospital c…
0y · Male·Amniotic fluid aspiration (severe); with contribution from thin umbilical cord a…
…ed only the CTG in isolation, without full clinical assessment. The consultant was absent due to personal distress and unavailable despite the high-risk nature of the case. An 85-minute delay occurred between decision an…
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 intrauterine hypoxia
Baby Jacob Hill died from intrauterine hypoxia following an obstructed labour managed at Sunshine Hospital. A 39-week primiparous labour was complicated by deep transverse arrest. After initial assessment suggesting caes…
0y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to prolonged fetal bradycardia
Jayden Tyler Trimboli, aged 6 days, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by a prolonged fetal bradycardia episode between 11:10pm and 11:50pm on 18 September 1998. The critical failure was that the cardiotoc…
0y · Female·Intra-uterine hypoxia
Baby Paula O'Shea was born at Sandringham Hospital at term following spontaneous labour. Labour was augmented with IV Syntocinon after ARM. Cardiotocography (CTG) monitoring was difficult to interpret due to poor detecti…
6y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemia secondary to perinatal asphyxia
… perinatal asphyxia. He was born following an emergency caesarean section for obstructed labour and fetal distress. Key clinical lessons include: (1) continuous CTG monitoring should have been initiated immediately on ar…
0y · Female·Group B Streptococcus meningitis and sepsis
…d sepsis. She was born at a regional private hospital after labour complicated by maternal fever (37.6°C), foetal tachycardia (160-170 bpm), and neonatal fever (39.5°C at birth). Despite these signs suggestive of chorioa…
15y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Aboriginal child in out-of-home care died by hanging following relationship breakdown. He experienced foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, early trauma and neglect, and 34 different living arrangements. Despite special…
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 incorrectly reported as posterior on ultrasound, though …
0y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of meconium aspiration syndrome and chorioam…
…ack of awareness of CTG monitoring guidelines among midwifery staff. The coroner found failure to increase foetal monitoring from 27 August or proceed to delivery within 48 hours likely contributed to the death. Better c…
31y · Female·Post-partum Haemorrhage associated with Amniotic Fluid Embolism and Uterine Hypo…
…ed with amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) and uterine hypotonia. She underwent emergency caesarean section for foetal distress at Peel Health Campus, experiencing heavy blood loss (estimated 1500ml). Although initially stabl…
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…
Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following hypovolaemic shock and multi-organ fa…
…orrhage and multi-organ failure. She was delivered by vacuum extraction after labour complicated by fetal distress. The vacuum extraction procedure itself was appropriately performed. However, critical failures in clinic…
Female·meconium aspiration
Talisha Hildebrandt was stillborn at Ayr Hospital on 7 January 2007 due to meconium aspiration. The pregnancy was low-risk and managed appropriately. A CTG monitor showed concerning fetal heart rate changes, prompting ur…
Male·Global hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Preston Paudel, born at 37 weeks gestation after meconium-stained labour with syntocinon augmentation, was delivered severely compromised with Apgar scores of 1-1-1 and died of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Multiple …
12y · Male·Suicide by hanging
… of suspected child sexual abuse and arranged placement with a third party within days. The boy expressed distress about the move and was allowed to return to his original home that evening, where he died. The coroner fo…
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