Sunshine Coast ‘freebirth’ baby could have survived, coroner finds
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-07-21 20:40 UTC+10:00
Section: National / Queensland
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Health, Crime & Justice, Australia, Law & Courts, Crime & Justice
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A baby that died from complications during a free birth on the Sunshine Coast would have likely survived with timely medical care, a coroner’s court has heard, with an expert calling for women’s birth trauma to be taken seriously to prevent disengagement with conventional systems.
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