The parents of a pregnant woman who died from septicaemia hours after being misdiagnosed with gastroenteritis say her death was preventable. Key points: The state coroner confirmed the cause of Annie O'Brien's death was septicaemia during pregnancy He identified deficiencies in her care but did not make any findings about nursing or medical staff Her parents have described her care …
A doctor who examined a pregnant Melbourne mother hours before her death from sepsis has apologised after mistakenly diagnosing her with gastroenteritis, as the woman's family urge the coroner to be "courageous" in his investigation. In a statement submitted to the coroner, Dr Moylan said the family wanted Mrs O'Brien's death to be the catalyst for systematic changes for sepsis …