162
Total cases
77%
Preventable or possibly preventable
83%
With coroner recommendations
57%
Escalation failure identified
Specialty tagging, error classification, and clinical flags are AI-generated and may contain inaccuracies. Always refer to the original finding.
<1y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy caused by respiratory failure following severe …
Baby Wren Marion Preo, born at term after precipitate labour at Atherton Hospital in Queensland, died at approximately 8 hours of age from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to severe meconium aspiration that occ…
Female·Meconium aspiration syndrome
Baby M was born at home via unattended free birth after her mother had previously undergone caesarean section. The mother experienced rupture of membranes one day before labour and was at 42 weeks gestation, both risk fa…
<1y · Female·Transposition of the Great Arteries
Thea Flaskett was born at Redcliffe Hospital on 11 September 2023 with undiagnosed transposition of the great arteries (TGA), a critical congenital heart defect requiring urgent diagnosis and specialist intervention. She…
<1y · Male·traumatic head injury due to instrumental vaginal delivery of a term infant
Baby H died on 24 March 2019, one day after birth, from traumatic head injuries sustained during an instrumental vaginal delivery using Neville Barnes forceps on a baby in occipito-posterior position. Critical clinical l…
<1y · Male·Perinatal hypoxia
Baby R, born at 39 weeks 6 days via planned homebirth with private midwives, died from perinatal hypoxia on day 6 of life. The mother had significant obstetric risk factors: previous emergency caesarean section, macrosom…
<1y · Female·Severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy due to brain injury from complicated assi…
Lucy Margaret Campbell died eight days after birth from severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy following complicated assisted vaginal birth at Ingham Hospital. Her mother had a low-risk pregnancy complicated by spontaneo…