9 results for “post-term pregnancy”
0y · Female·Unascertained
…meconium aspiration, intradural haemorrhage, and placental changes consistent with maternal diabetes and post-term pregnancy (>42 weeks). The cause of death remained unascertained. The coroner found that medical oversig…
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 discharged without comprehensive asse…
0y · Female·Unascertained
… 2022, hours after birth. The mother attended Liverpool Hospital with only a placenta, initially denying pregnancy and the baby's existence. Police later discovered the deceased baby wrapped in cloth behind a bathroom d…
1y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
…oroner found critical deficiencies in foetal monitoring. Although classified as high-risk (primigravida, post-term, induced labour), continuous electronic foetal monitoring was not applied until syntocinon augmentation …
0y · Male·Global cerebral hypoxic injury and perinatal asphyxia secondary to uterine ruptu…
Joseph Thurgood-Gates died at 5 days old from global cerebral hypoxic injury due to uterine rupture during labour. The death was preventable. His mother, Ms Thurgood, had two prior caesarean sections and refused hospital…
2y · Male·Severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (grade 3)
A term two-day-old baby died of severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (grade 3) following a home birth on a farm 25km from hospital. The birth was complicated by shoulder dystocia and profound asphyxia. Although expert…
0y · Female·Intracranial and intrapulmonary haemorrhage due to traumatic head injury from fa…
… Key clinical lessons include: inadequate prenatal care with missed opportunities for earlier induction (pregnancy went 14 days post-due date); failure to admit the mother to hospital when she called with strong contrac…
0y · Male·severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to uterine rupture
Baby AM died from severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to uterine rupture during a planned home vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC). The mother, Ms M, was 40 weeks and 5 days pregnant, attended by a private…
0y · Male·Perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy with severe diffuse cortical necrosis…
…ions and delayed obstetric intervention. The infant was delivered at term after induction for post-dates pregnancy. During labour, syntocinon infusion was increased to 120 ml/hour without adequate clinical oversight by …
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