Source:Â Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a district health board (DHB) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumersâ Rights (the Code) for failures in the care of a woman and her baby.
The woman, aged in her twenties at the time, had a difficult pregnancy. She lost weight and required multiple hospital admissions for severe morning sickness (hyperemesis), and her babyâs growth was restricted. However, her midwife did not record the womanâs weight or fundal height (a measurement taken to assess fetal growth) at every antenatal assessment. In the early months of the womanâs pregnancy the midwife continued to review the woman when the Obstetrics team at the DHB were involved. However, the midwife did not document when she formally handed over care to the Obstetrics team, and there was no documented plan later in the pregnancy when transfer was necessary.
A report into the care of a woman who gave birth to an underweight baby which later died has found the Bay of Plenty District Health Board failed in its duty of care and breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights.
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Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today
released a report finding a general practitioner (GP) in
breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services
Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in the care of a
woman who presented with a respiratory complaint.
The
woman, aged in her sixties at the time of events, had a
history of asthma. She saw her GP after becoming unwell with
symptoms of a tight chest, sore throat, and upset
stomach.
The GP prescribed the woman with prednisone,
a steroid medication, at a dosage of 80mg a day for a week,
Baby girl dies: Gov-funded investigation finds Bay of Plenty DHB in breach for lack of care
8 Mar, 2021 02:30 AM
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A baby girl died after multiple failures by Bay of Plenty DHB. Photo / 123rf
Emma Russell is a health reporter for the New Zealand Heraldemma.russell@nzherald.co.nz
A newborn girl died after a midwife failed to record a pregnant mum s severe morning sickness and weight loss restricting her baby s growth. They say that time heals all wounds, but I can say that the whānau will never get over the passing of [their baby], a family spokesperson said.