February 13, 2012

First impression of coronial inquest

coroners court

I attended part of a Coroner’s inquest today for the first time. It was in relation to a newborn baby who died in October 2006 from a streptococcal infection seven hours after her birth. The mother, who went full term, had earlier tested negative to the bacteria at 39 weeks, which was why no antibiotics [...]

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