A coroner in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has recommended a suite of reforms after finding a series of failures contributed to the death of a seven-month-old baby at a Sydney daycare centre. It was only Jack Loh’s fourth visit to the family childcare provider in Randwick when he was found unresponsive after being put to sleep in a bassinet on March 4, 2019. Delivering his findings after a two-week inquest earlier this year, deputy state coroner Derek Lee found undiagnosed pulmonary hypertension caused the boy’s death. However, Magistrate Lee said the blood pressure condition was most likely exacerbated to a fatal level by the unsafe way in which Jack was put down for his nap that day. The boy was loosely wrapped in a bassinet, which was too small for him, instead of the cot recommended for children of his age. Bassinets are generally not recommended for …
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