Mother made informed birth choice before baby’s death

Although a mother had various risk factors, she made a conscious decision to pass at home, and said an investigation into the death of a baby.

The unidentified woman tried to give birth at home, but her son was born in August 2022 through a cesarean section in August 2022 after complications emerged.

The baby, known as baby R, died of perinatal hypoxia in the hospital six days later.

A week -lasted investigation into the child’s death began on Monday, when Coroner Dimitra Dubrow’s appropriateness for the mother’s appropriateness for birth at home and whether the death of Bebek R was prevented.

Dr Veronica Moule told the court that he helped the mother in his first pregnancy, but when the woman was pregnant with baby R in February 2022, she made only an appointment with her.

The woman asked for a vaginal birth after having a caesarean section with her first child, so there was a risk of having uterus rupture when she surrendered the baby R, Dr Moule.

The GP was born in a macrosomic or greater birth more than average birth weight, which put the woman at greater risk during a vaginal delivery.

Dr Moule realized that the woman still determines that she was “potentially suitable” for birth at home and made a conscious decision to continue her mother’s birth plan.

GP believed that she advised her to see a birth specialist in accordance with the health guides, but the mother said she didn’t receive this advice.

The court was told that Bendigo Health had contacted the mother to see a birth specialist every 36 weeks, but the woman rejected the appointment.

Dr Moule said some risks, especially macrosomy risk, can be defined in the next stage of women’s pregnancy.

The GP said it was a “very strong desire” to give birth at home after having a traumatic experience during the birth of the woman’s first child.

Dr Moule said that the woman was a four -week pregnant and that other women created a space in her hut to give birth at home.

On August 19, 2022, the woman started to work with 5 in the morning and two private midwives came home shortly after home birth.

The mother worked for a few hours, but birth was not progressing and experienced complications, so she was taken to Bendigo Health at 20.00.

The tests revealed that the baby’s heart rate was faster than normal, so it was delivered by caesarean section around 9.36 o’clock.

After his birth, he had to be intubated, and he began to experience seizures to be transferred to Melbourne Royal Women’s Hospital through ambulance.

The baby’s prognosis was weak, so he was removed from life support and died on August 25 at 23.37.

Midwives trying to give birth at home will be among eight witnesses to give evidence.

The investigation continues.

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