Coronial
NSWhome2019-11-29

Inquest into the deaths of Kayla EWIN and Iziah O’SULLIVAN

Unknown·Kayla Ewin: Unascertained (SUDI 0+); Iziah O'Sullivan: Unascertained (SUDI 0)

Two infants died suddenly and unexpectedly at home with unascertained causes classified as SUDI (Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy). Key clinical lessons include: improved documentation of scene tempera…

paediatricsforensic medicinecommunicationsystem
NSWNew2019-11-29

Inquest into the deaths of Kayla EWIN and Iziah O'SULLIVAN (Annexure to finding)

Unknown

This document is a SUDI (Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy) classification schema used by NSW Coroners, not a specific coronial fi…

NSWhome2021-12-20

Inquest into the death of Harland SUTTON

<1y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI +0); exact cause unascertained

…rusemide was unlikely to have caused death. The death was classified as Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), likely related to unsafe sleep position on soft objects combined with identified SUDI risk factors includ…

paediatricsemergency medicinesystemmedicationfurosemide
NThome

Inquest into the death of SUDI Death of 45-day old female

Female·Sudden unexpected death of an infant (SUDI) in an unsafe sleeping environment

A 45-day-old female infant died from SUDI (Sudden Unexpected Death of an Infant) in an unsafe sleeping environment in Darwin, NT. The infant was plac…

midwiferypaediatricscommunicationsystem
NThome

Inquest into the death of Sudden unexpected death of an infant

<1y · Female·Sudden unexpected death of an infant (SUDI) from viral pneumonitis (Rhinovirus a…

…k-old Aboriginal infant with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) died of sudden unexpected infant death (SUDI) caused by viral pneumonitis from rhinovirus and enterovirus. She was found unresponsive at a remote family…

obstetricspaediatrics
NThome

Inquest into the death of SUDI Death of 33-day old female

<1y · Female·Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) in an unsafe sleeping environment; acc…

A 33-day-old female infant died from sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) in an unsafe co-sleeping environment at her home in Darwin. The infant slept in her parents' bed with a so…

midwiferygeneral practicecommunicationsystem
NThome2026-04-30

Inquest into the death of Baby S, Baby K, Baby B - (Co Sleeping)

Unknown·Sudden Unexplained Death of an Infant (SUDI) in an unsafe sleeping environment; …

…aby K (3 months), Baby B (2 months), and Baby S (5 weeks) all died from sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) associated with co-sleeping risk factors including parental intoxication, soft mattresses, heavy blankets,…

paediatricsmidwiferycommunicationsystemalcohol
TAShome2020-05-18

Coroner's Finding: Baby E

<1y · Female·suffocation

A five-month-old girl died from suffocation while co-sleeping in an adult bed with both parents and an older sibling. The infant was anatomically normal and in good health at the time of death. Co-sleeping posed an inher…

paediatricsforensic medicine
VIChome2020-08-31

Finding into death of Baby M

<1y · Female·Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS Category II)

A 3-month-old female infant died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS Category II) after co-sleeping with her parents. The death occurred in the context of unsafe sleeping practices despite prior intervention by Child…

paediatricspaediatric surgerycommunicationsystemcannabis
WAhospital2018-08-23

Inquest into the Death of Baby A (Subject to Suppression Order)

<1y · Unknown·Mechanical asphyxiation as a consequence of overlaying

… each time, the morning shift midwife did not intervene, leaving Baby A co-sleeping despite known high-risk SUDI factors (prematurity, low birth weight, maternal fatigue). Key clinical lessons include: consistently apply…

neonatologymidwiferycommunicationsystem
NThome2026

Inquest into the death of SUDI Death of 17-day old male

<1y · Male·Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) in the context of Rhinovirus/Enterovir…

A 17-day-old Aboriginal infant died on Goulburn Island in an unsafe sleeping environment after being placed co-sleeping with his mother and two siblings on soft foam mattresses. Autopsy revealed bilateral adrenal haemorr…

obstetricspaediatricscommunicationsystem
NSWhome2018-06-08

Inquest into the death of BL GN and D G

Female·Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), otherwise undetermined

…ied in temporary care at 19 days of age. Both deaths were classified as Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) with undetermined cause. The coroner identified systemic failures in child protection services: numerous a…

paediatricsneonatologysystemdelayice/methamphetamine
SAhome2008-06-25

Coroner's Finding: Baby Safe Sleeping Practices

Unknown·Zara Schupelius: suffocation; Callum Smith: undetermined; Jake Hackett: suffocat…

Concurrent inquests into five sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI), three attributed to suffocation and two undetermined but with suffocation as a significant possibility. A…

forensic medicinepaediatricssystemcommunication
QLDhospital2007-11-06

Huber, Arisa

<1y · Female·sudden unexpected death in infancy due to hypoxic episode while co-bedding with …

Arisa Huber, a newborn, died from sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) due to hypoxic episode while co-bedding with her exhausted mother in a postnatal ward. The infant was foun…

neonatologyobstetricscommunicationsystem
VIChome2020-10-08

Finding into death of Baby M

<1y · Male·SIDS Category 2

Baby M, born 26 March 2019 to a mother with complex mental health and substance use issues, was placed under DHHS protective order and discharged from Royal Women's Hospital to the care of his maternal aunt. On 27 May 20…

forensic medicineneonatology
TAShome2023-10-19

Coroner's Finding: de-identified FG

<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 …

paediatricsneonatologysystem
VIChome2020-04-28

Finding into death of Baby M

<1y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of detected methylamphetamine

A nearly 4-month-old boy was found unresponsive in his bassinet and could not be revived. Autopsy revealed facial bruising and injuries, and toxicological analysis detected methylamphetamine in his blood and hair. The ca…

forensic medicinetoxicologymethamphetamine
TAShome2018-04-02

Coroner's Finding: Baby B

<1y · Male·unexpected death in infancy whilst co-sleeping with an adult and older child

A 2-month-old infant died unexpectedly while co-sleeping with his mother and 5-year-old sister on a mattress in the lounge room. Autopsy revealed no specific cause; asphyxiation from unintentional overlay could not be ex…

paediatricsforensic medicinesystem
TAShome2022-02-23

Coroner's Finding: BR - deidentified

<1y · Female·Undetermined - coroner unable to determine exact cause; unsafe sleeping environm…

A 5-month-old infant died suddenly in a co-sleeping environment with adults and a toddler in a queen-sized bed with adult bedding. Autopsy revealed no definitive cause but identified significant risk factors: unsafe slee…

paediatricsneonatologysystem
QLDhospital2011-06-29

Heidrich, Bela

<1y · Female·Mechanical asphyxia due to or as a consequence of overlaying while bed-sharing d…

Bela Heidrich, a newborn, died from mechanical asphyxia due to overlaying while bed-sharing with her mother during breastfeeding in hospital. The mother, Zelia, was exhausted after labour and fell asleep while breastfeed…

midwiferyobstetricscommunicationsupervisionpethidine

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