Michaela Perrin: Coroner finds mother received 'grossly inadequate care'
ABC North Coast
By Gemma Sapwell, Bruce MacKenzie and Miranda Saunders
Updated 10 minutes ago
Selfie of Michaela Perrin who died after a caesarean-section birth at the Lismore Base Hospital in 2014.
Photo: Michaela Perrin died from sepsis after a caesarean-section birth at the Lismore Base Hospital in 2014. (Facebook: Michaela Perrin Family Trust Fund)
The New South Wales deputy state coroner has found that a woman who died six days after a caesarean-section birth received "grossly inadequate" medical care.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-27/michaela-perrin-coroner-findings-say-inade...My note ...
Once again the Healthcare system has failed and a young mother dies unnecessarily because of that failure
Inadequate and low standard care is pretty normal in regional towns, with very few exceptions
It's apparent that the Health Minister is not concentrating on regional areas enough to prevent deaths such as this, the baby girl is now without her mother forever and there was really no excuse for Michaela Perrin to be neglected the way she was, denied that little extra care that could have made all the difference
"Throughout her evidence Dr [Cristina] Penaneuva showed a startling lack of awareness in how to recognise sepsis and how serious the condition is," Ms Grahame said.
Dr Penanueva's failings were of a different magnitude.
More often than not, regional doctors are of lesser academic quality and experience, securing a job is at times more important. The big cities are blessed with the more qualified and socially adept doctors, but we can't all live in the big cities
If you live in a regional town or area, you MUST take charge of your own health care. Second opinions are mandatory unless you have a family doctor you trust explicitly, but NEVER trust a regional hospital, they are notorious for causing extraordinary distress and misery to patients, not to mention above average number of deaths. For seriously ill patients, family members could and should seek a second opinion on behalf of their relative
I've made a point to emphasize this post because what Michaela suffered happens far too often in the public health system and the Minister needs to advise doctors to not let their busy schedules interfere with the diagnosis of a patient's illness or complaint