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The inquest heard the most senior doctor rostered was a first-year obstetrics who did not have experience in handling complicated urgent assisted delivery. Photo: AAP?Mike Burton

Newborn’s death in hospital was preventable, court finds

One hospital's mistake claimed the life of Jon and Diana Searle’s first child, but a court has found the baby’s death was preventable if staff had noticed the error in time.

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