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Hong Kong jury rules premature baby died of natural causes despite medical error

A Hong Kong jury has determined that a premature infant, Angel Yu Pui-fei, died of natural causes. The infant, born at 27 weeks gestation at Prince of Wales Hospital, lived for only one day. An inquest revealed a nurse had failed to notice a medicine infusion tube was closed for 30 minutes, despite multiple checks. The coroner stated that a pre-existing fatal condition could still lead to a natural causes verdict, even with a medical oversight. AI

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Hong Kong jury rules premature baby died of natural causes despite medical error

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fiona Chow ·

    Jury rules baby died of natural causes despite nurse’s error in medical tube check

    The Coroner’s Court has ruled that a premature baby born at a Hong Kong public hospital died of natural causes, after an inquest revealed that a tube delivering medicine had remained closed for 30 minutes despite repeated checks by staff. The baby girl, Angel Yu Pui-fei, was born…