15 results for “maternal substance use disorder”
Female·Intrauterine pneumonia and meconium aspiration complicating intrauterine growth …
…om intrauterine pneumonia and meconium aspiration secondary to intrauterine growth restriction related to maternal amphetamine use. The mother had known substance abuse, prior child protection involvement, and tested pos…
15y · Male·Electrocution
JH, a 15-year-old with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder, died by electrocution at home on 16 September 2019. He had been experienci…
34y · Male·multiple injuries
…Graylands Hospital on 31 October 2013 following treatment for a relapse of schizophrenia precipitated by substance abuse. His mother had died in mid-2013, a significant psychosocial stressor. Community follow-up by Osbo…
0y · Female·Sudden infant death syndrome or asphyxiation due to co-sleeping or overlaying
…0am; the baby was discovered head-down beside the bed at 6:30am. Autopsy could not conclusively determine cause of death but indicated probable SIDS or asphyxiation from co-sleeping/overlay. Clinical lessons include: re…
3y · Male·unascertained
…old with intrauterine growth restriction born to a mother with documented mental health issues and cannabis use. Despite referral to SAFE START and child protection involvement, care coordination and follow-up were subo…
Female·Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), otherwise undetermined
…9 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 abuse and neglect reports …
32y · Male·gunshot wounds to the trunk
…rtin Foster, a 32-year-old man with intellectual impairment, mild cognitive disability, and a history of substance abuse and violence, died following a police shooting. On 24 November 2014, he was detained under a Menta…
Infant W: asphyxia due to accidental overlay by parent in unsafe sleeping enviro…
… months in each case), inadequate risk assessment despite identified high-risk factors (family violence, substance use, mental health issues, parental inability to care for other children), failure to provide safe sleep…
0y · Female·Unascertainable
…psychosocial challenges, died unexpectedly on 24 June 2008 at Kalgoorlie Hospital with an unascertainable cause. The child was found unresponsive after co-sleeping with her father in a warm bedroom. Multiple SIDS risk f…
22y · Male·Hanging
A 22-year-old man with severe chronic treatment-resistant schizophrenia and substance use disorder died by hanging in prison custody. He had been recently discharged from a mental health hos…
terminal palliative care in a girl with a clinical diagnosis of aspiration pneum…
…val from her mother's care. Her mother, HC, had chronic benzodiazepine and opioid dependence, presenting substance-affected whilst caring for her profoundly disabled daughter who required 24/7 supervision and assistance…
26y · Female·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
Amanda Kennedy, a 26-year-old woman with a history of trauma, substance abuse, depression, and multiple suicide attempts, died by hanging in the Northern Psychiatry Unit on 24 …
5y · Male·Presumed drowning
…ite clear risk factors: LS's recent release from prison, history of violence and mental health issues, drug use, erratic behaviour, and SJ's expressed concerns she would take the children. Mental health and police respo…
15y · Female·toxicity to heroin
Krisinda Carmen Smart, aged 15, died from heroin toxicity on 20 January 2008. She was a child in care of the Department of Human Services subject to a Custody to Secretary Order. In the days before her death, there were …
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen)
…approach inconsistent with other security restrictions. Corrections Victoria made inadequate responses to maternal concerns and failed to fulfil commitments made to the supervising judge.
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