45 results for “home birth”
0y · Female·Unascertained
An unnamed full-term baby was found deceased at Edmondson Park on 19 February 2022, hours after birth. The mother attended Liverpool Hospital with only a placenta, initially denying pregnancy and the baby's e…
0y · Male·Group B Streptococcal infection and meconium aspiration with early bronchopneumo…
… Streptococcal (GBS) infection and meconium aspiration bronchopneumonia less than three hours after planned home birth. The infant was born to a woman with prior traumatic hospital birth who had declined GBS screening an…
5y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI +0); exact cause unascertained
A 5-month-old premature infant with low birth weight died suddenly and unexpectedly at home. Toxicological testing revealed the presence of frusemide (a…
0y · Female·undetermined; possible suffocation not definitively established at autopsy
A 4-week-old neonate died at home with undetermined cause, though suffocation on a soft pillow was considered possible. The infant was born p…
0y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury
…al wires), and the mother's clear inability to cope without support. Key missed opportunities were: no pre-birth safety planning after the termination attempt; discharge home despite significant concerns; and failure to…
Tate Spencer-Koch: intrapartum hypoxia due to shoulder dystocia; Jahli Hobbs: in…
Three neonates died following complications during planned homebirths attended by midwife Lisa Barrett. Tate Spencer-Koch (4790g, macrosomic) died from intrapartum hypoxia…
5y · Female·chronic hydrocephalus
…5-year-old girl with severe congenital brain damage, spastic quadriplegia, and chronic hydrocephalus since birth, died at home in Katherine on 2 July 2004. She required constant medication and full-time care for daily s…
9y · Female·intercurrent pneumonia/respiratory infection in a setting of chronic lung diseas…
… that the Royal Children's Hospital provided appropriate clinical care throughout her hospitalisation from birth. No protective concerns or medical management issues were identified. The death occurred in the context of…
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 …
0y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to intra-partum event and E. coli sepsis, s…
…sfusion Syndrome (TTTS) treated with laser photocoagulation at 23 weeks. She died 9 hours 43 minutes after birth from combined hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and E. coli sepsis secondary to chorioamnionitis. Critical …
0y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to intrapartum hypoxia
…lopathy following intrapartum hypoxia. She was born by emergency caesarean section after a planned vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) at a country hospital. Critical failures included: (1) discharge of the mother from…
0y · Male·neonatal encephalopathy due to perinatal compromise
…rolonged labour. He developed seizures and signs of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) within hours of birth, with MRI imaging confirming severe bilateral brain injury. After detailed discussions with the parents re…
Female·self-inflicted death
Emily, a child in out-of-home care since infancy, died by suicide in 2014. She had early childhood trauma, attachment difficulties, and a…
24y · Female·Head injury from repeated blunt force trauma
A 24-year-old woman was fatally assaulted by her intimate partner after a period of escalating domestic and family violence. The perpetrator had a documented history of violent DFV across multiple relationships, with pri…
4y · Male·Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Category 2)
…The infant had undiagnosed recurring respiratory issues (suspected reactive airways disease or asthma from birth) but had been sleeping on a shared sleep surface with his mother. The coroner emphasised that shared sleep…
1y · Male·head injury
…nted with concerning bruises shortly before death. Despite extensive child protection involvement prior to birth and ongoing concerns about maternal drug abuse, family violence, and the unassessed partner, critical gaps…
0y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia associated with surgically corrected congenital heart disease
…Griffin, failed to contact a doctor despite alarming vital signs, instead advising parents to take the baby home with minimal monitoring instructions. The baby deteriorated overnight and died the following morning. The C…
3y · Male·unascertained
…ew after hospital discharge, inadequate engagement with the mother regarding her circumstances, and lack of home visits by caseworkers for six weeks prior to death. The cause of death remains unascertained. Key clinical …
0y · Female·suffocation under bedding
Jasmine Rose Pearce, aged 11 months, died from suffocation under bedding in her family home on 27 January 2013. Her parents engaged in sexual activity on the bed where Jasmine was sleeping while unde…
Multiple causes: Child 1 - blunt force trauma to chest and abdomen; Child 2 - he…
This cluster inquest examined four Victorian child deaths (2015-2017) involving parents' partners as perpetrators. Children 1-4 died from blunt force trauma, head injury, fire, and neck laceration respectively. Key syste…
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