13 results for “failure to progress in labour”
0y · Female·perinatal asphyxia
…d neonate, died from perinatal asphyxia following emergency Caesarean delivery during her mother's induced labour. The mother had gestational diabetes and the fetus showed concerning CTG abnormalities from early in labou…
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 int…
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. Afte…
0y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating peri partum asphyxia
…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 progressed slowly; cervical dila…
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 be…
30y · Female·respiratory failure related to bronchopneumonia following cerebral anoxia due to…
…coagulopathy, and eventual death from bronchopneumonia 4 months later. The coroner found inadequate labor progress assessment, insufficient fetal heart monitoring given multiple risk factors (trial of scar, Syntocinon, e…
0y · Male·Amniotic fluid aspiration (severe); with contribution from thin umbilical cord a…
…our 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 occurred between 15:15 and 17:15 whe…
0y · Female·Neonatal death in the setting of meconium aspiration
A term neonate died from meconium aspiration three hours after spontaneous labour onset. The mother had presented to hospital the previous day with decreased foetal movements and was disch…
0y · Male·hypoxia due to intrauterine pneumonia and haemorrhage with uterine rupture in a …
…but discharged herself against medical advice before receiving antibiotics. She returned 33 hours later in labour. During labour, signs of possible uterine rupture emerged around 6:00pm, and emergency caesarean section w…
0y · Female·Birth asphyxia due to tight umbilical cord around neck with meconium aspiration
…ilical cord around her neck, complicated by meconium aspiration. The coroner identified multiple systemic failures in care. Crucially, admission cardiotocography (CTG) monitoring was inadequate (less than 5 minutes, pol…
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 hy…
0y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to intrapartum asphyxia
…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 not progress normally, the mothe…
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxia
…ximately 3:30pm would have allowed hospital assessment and earlier delivery, likely preventing death. Key failures included inadequate risk discussion, failure to follow consultation guidelines, and delayed recognition …
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