Deficient midwives and risky home birth led to baby’s preventable death, coroner rules
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-05-29 15:13 UTC+10:00
Section: National / Victoria
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Health, Australia, Labour & Workers
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Snippet:
A baby died after a disastrous home birth attended by two private midwives who provided “deficient” care and the boy likely would have survived if the labour had taken place in hospital, a coroner has found.
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