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8 results for foetal head impaction

VIChospital2025-07-14

Finding into death of Baby Sidney

0y · Male·Head injury sustained in a difficult delivery including head impaction and caesa…

Baby Sidney died from severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy caused by head impaction during a difficult vaginal delivery attempt and subsequent caesarean section at 6 days old. The c…

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QLDhospital2009-03-20

Glasgow, Benjamin

0y · Male·Intrapartum head injuries secondary to brow presentation and obstructed labour

…with correct decision to proceed to caesarean section. The injuries likely occurred during the manual disimpaction of the foetal head from the pelvis by the obstetrician and assisting midwife. While the coroner identifi…

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VIChospital2014-08-12

Finding into death of Baby Paula Victoria OShea

0y · Female·Intra-uterine hypoxia

…anticipated. Baby Paula's death resulted from intra-uterine hypoxia, likely multifactorial including severe head impaction during delivery, which was unforeseeable and extremely difficult to manage despite appropriate cl…

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VIChospital2019-09-18

Finding into death of Lucia Grace Sefton (Bowlen)

Female·Head injury in the setting of an obstructed labour

A term-destined baby (35 weeks gestation) died from head injuries sustained during delivery. She presented to hospital with suspected preterm labour, was managed co…

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VIChospital2019-11-11

Finding into death of Finn Moser

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 dic…

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QLDhospital2017-06-28

Tonkin, Nixon Martin

0y · Male·Head injuries (birth trauma) secondary to obstructed labour and fetal macrosomia…

Nixon Martin Tonkin died from head injuries sustained during caesarean delivery for obstructed labour at 38 weeks gestation. The infant's head

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ACThospital2024-09-11

Inquest Into The Death Of Baby X

0y · 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 …

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QLDhospital2014-12-09

Baby A - Non-inquest findings

Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to meconium aspiration syndrome

A full-term baby born at 39 weeks died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to meconium aspiration. Critical failures in fetal monitoring were identified: the admission CTG was abnormal but not recognised as such by…

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