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Miklos Bolza

'Deficiencies' at hospital before newborn's death

An inquest into a newborn's death at Liverpool Hospital has identified deficiencies at the time. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Medical staff delayed taking a pregnant mother for a caesarean section and did not mention the umbilical cord had been detached hours before her baby tragically died.

Kirsty Carleton and her husband Chase were expecting to welcome a healthy baby boy into the world when they arrived at Liverpool Hospital on August 8, 2018.

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