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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Natasha May

Second midwife charged with manslaughter after failed NSW homebirth

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NSW police have charged a second midwife over the death in 2024 of a newborn during a homebirth in Newcastle, New South Wales. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

A second midwife has been charged over the death of a newborn during a homebirth on the north coast of New South Wales.

On 2 October 2024 a privately practising midwife attended a home near Newcastle to assist a woman in labour.

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