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<1y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the setting of a breech delivery
A neonate born at home in breech presentation without medical assistance suffered hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and died at 7 days old. The mother had been counselled by hospital obstetricians about risks of home bree…
<1y · Male·Pneumonia (early-onset, caused by Group B Streptococcus)
Baby XR died at one day old from early-onset pneumonia caused by Group B Streptococcus (GBS) acquired during vaginal delivery. The mother had known GBS colonisation and received intrapartum prophylactic antibiotics as pe…
<1y · Male·Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and massive subgaleal haemorrhage, both associat…
Baby X, born at Canberra Hospital after a prolonged labour, died at age 2 days from injuries sustained during birth. Two interlinked pathologies contributed to death: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) from prolonged …
<1y · Female·hyperviscosity-related brain injury secondary to hypernatraemic dehydration
Siya Patel, a 23-day-old neonate, died from hyperviscosity-related brain injury secondary to severe dehydration caused by insufficient breastfeeding. Her family were recent emigrants without Medicare eligibility, creatin…
<1y · Female·brain death complicating head and neck injury
A five-month-old girl died from catastrophic brain injuries caused by violent shaking on 20 May 2019. Medical evidence established she was shaken by an adult on at least two occasions: once around 6 May 2019 (evidenced b…
<1y · 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 …
<1y · Female·Unascertained; circumstances suggest possible mechanical asphyxia in co-sleeping…
An 8-month-old premature infant died of unascertained causes while co-sleeping with her mother on a fold-out couch. Post-mortem examination revealed no significant injuries or toxins, but the sleeping position raised the…
<1y · Female·Unascertained
Baby ZCZ, almost 15 weeks old, died of unascertained cause after being placed to sleep in a Fisher Price rocker at an unapproved home childcare service. Post-mortem examination including neuropathology, toxicology, bioch…
<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 antenatal care, no midwifery support, and her Group B Streptococcus status w…
<1y · Female·subgaleal haematoma complicating an obstructed labour
Vanessa Li, a term infant born following obstructed labour, died at four days of age from subgaleal haemorrhage (SGH) with severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Labour was managed by private obstetrician Dr K., who wa…
<1y · Male·suffocation due to overlay by a sleeping adult
A 59-day-old premature infant died from suffocation due to overlay by a sleeping parent. The infant was placed on a mattress next to the parent's cot after refusing to settle in his own cot. Despite the parent's attempt …
<1y · Male·hypoxia and reduced pulmonary perfusion complicating congenital heart disease
Logan Scott Fergusson, a 6½-week-old neonate with complex congenital heart disease (pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect), died from hypoxia and reduced pulmonary perfusion following surgery at the Royal Chil…
<1y · Female·Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) category 2
Baby A, born on 6 August 2018 to a mother in remand custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, died of SIDS category 2 on 18 August 2018 aged 12 days. She was born with neonatal abstinence syndrome due to maternal methadone u…
<1y · Female·Methylamphetamine toxicity
A newborn baby died 8 hours after birth from methylamphetamine toxicity acquired in utero. The mother unknowingly consumed methylamphetamine in the days before labour, likely by drinking from a contaminated bottle at a r…
<1y · Female·Intrapartum asphyxia refractory to postpartum resuscitation due to amniotic flui…
A term neonate died one hour after emergency caesarean section for fetal distress, caused by intrapartum asphyxia due to meconium aspiration. While labour induction, oxytocin dosing, and emergency surgery were appropriat…
<1y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to intrapartum asphyxia
Bodhi Leo Searle, aged 36 hours, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to intrapartum asphyxia. He was born to a woman in low-risk labour managed initially by independent midwife Stephanie Geyer. When labour did…
<1y · 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…
<1y · Male·severe neonatal encephalopathy, post palliative care; possible underlying cause:…
A 29-day-old neonate died from severe neonatal encephalopathy following birth asphyxia. The infant was born after prolonged induction and protracted second-stage labour at Lyell McEwin Hospital, followed by instrumental …
1y · Male·Chronic Bronchial Asthma
Master T, a 17-month-old boy with chronic asthma, died from status asthmaticus on 25 November 2019. He had experienced recurrent wheezing episodes requiring multiple hospital admissions in September-October 2019. Medical…
<1y · Male·positional asphyxia
Harvey McGlinn, a 3-week-old infant, died from positional asphyxia while being carried in a Boba Wrap fabric sling in an incorrect position on 8 April 2019. The sling was positioned horizontally and low across his mother…
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