67 results for “foetal resuscitation”
0y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (no legal death of person found; coroner declin…
…ween 9.30-9.40 pm. Delivery was by forceps. The child was pale, cyanotic and unresponsive at delivery. Resuscitation was attempted but the infant exhibited no spontaneous vital signs—no cardiac output, no brain function…
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·Complications of birth-related traumatic head injury
…volvement and anesthetic support. Tasman was born in severe asphyxia with poor Apgar scores, requiring resuscitation and intensive care. He suffered extensive hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and multiorgan dysfunction. Th…
1y · Female·Neonatal pneumonia, meconium aspiration and chorioamnionitis secondary to prolon…
…ls). The coroner found the death preventable: hospital birth would have enabled cardiotocography to detect foetal distress, prompt intervention, GBS screening with antibiotics, and immediate neonatal resuscitation. Even …
Female·Head injury in the setting of an obstructed labour
…oeuvres by midwifery staff. The baby was born severely compromised and died shortly after unsuccessful resuscitation. The pathologist concluded head injuries caused death, likely from the disimpaction process. Clinical …
3y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to chorioamnionitis due to Gardnerella Vagi…
…d immediate ambulance call and hospital transfer per guidelines, not delayed escalation; (4) paramedic resuscitation would likely have been earlier and more effective than midwife-only care; (5) falsification of medical…
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy with severe diffuse cortical necrosis…
…igns. The CTG tracing was faxed late (23 minutes) to the obstetrician's rooms, delaying his recognition of foetal distress. Though Dr A. attended when urgently called, caesarean section was delayed approximately 60 minut…
0y · Female·Peripartum hypoxia
Mia Davies died from peripartum hypoxia after a prolonged and poorly managed labour at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. She had been diagnosed with multiple congenital anomalies (atrioventricular septal defect, oesop…
0y · Female·Perinatal asphyxia
Baby XY, a 41-week-old newborn, died from perinatal asphyxia six hours after birth at Sunshine Hospital. The primary clinical lesson involves diagnostic failure: the mother was not diagnosed with gestational diabetes dur…
0y · Female·Complications of ascending uterine infection (Klebsiella pneumoniae) in the sett…
…failures and inadequate senior involvement contributed to management deficiencies, though the overwhelming foetal infection may not have been preventable despite earlier delivery.
0y · Female·Fetal demise due to placental abruption and sepsis secondary to chorioamnionitis…
Ashlee Reindl died hours after birth in 2019 following a prolonged induction of labour complicated by fetal distress and chorioamnionitis. A catastrophic placental abruption occurred shortly before emergency caesarean se…
0y · Female·Intra-uterine hypoxia
…ly asphyxiated at birth with Apgar scores of 1, 0, 0, 0 at successive time intervals, and died despite resuscitation. The coroner found no breach of clinical care, concluding that while earlier CTG interpretation might …
0y · Female·ischaemic hypoxic encephalopathy secondary to factors associated with the sudden…
…itially suspected. At 145 minutes of life, she developed gasping respirations and failed to respond to resuscitation. Key clinical lessons: (1) pethidine administration at 9:25pm, approximately 35 minutes before deliver…
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…
Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from intra-uterine asphyxia (causative factors unas…
…labour induction with Syntocinon. He was stillborn with Apgar scores of 0/0/1, requiring 12 minutes of resuscitation to achieve cardiac output. He died 7 hours later from hypoxic brain injury due to intra-uterine asphyx…
0y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury in the setting of meconium aspiration syndrome and chorioam…
…oamnionitis. The baby presented in poor condition at delivery with thick meconium present and required resuscitation. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) inadequate CTG monitoring before induction—the abnormal trace …
29y · Male·severe neonatal encephalopathy, post palliative care; possible underlying cause:…
…in Hospital, followed by instrumental delivery. Initial concerns about delayed delivery and inadequate resuscitation were addressed through expert review. Joint expert opinion (obstetrics professors MacLennan and Pepper…
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…
0y · Female·meconium aspiration
… an inappropriate surface; and promptly contact emergency services. The midwife had no formal neonatal resuscitation training. AHPRA investigation found care significantly below professional standards. The coroner noted…
0y · Male·Amniotic fluid aspiration (severe); with contribution from thin umbilical cord a…
Archer Langley died at age 1 hour from severe amniotic fluid aspiration following delivery by emergency caesarean section for obstructed labour. His mother's labour was prolonged and difficult, but critical delays occurr…
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