A second woman will face court today charged with manslaughter following the death of a baby during a home birth near Newcastle in 2024.
On Wednesday 2 October 2024, a privately practicing midwife attended a home in Wallsend to assist a woman with a home birth.
Police will allege in court that over the following two days, the midwife did not act upon signs of complications and requests by the woman to attend hospital.
On Friday 4 October 2024, the woman attended John Hunter Hospital where the baby was delivered by emergency caesarean.
On Thursday 10 October 2024, the baby boy died in hospital.
Inquiries under Strike Force Girona commenced and police charged a 36-year-old woman who remains before the court.
Following extensive inquiries about 7am today (Friday 10 April 2026), detectives arrested a 28-year-old woman at Newcastle Police Station where she was charged with manslaughter.
The woman was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 2 today (Friday 10 April 2026).
