HDC finds Health NZ Lakes District failures contributed to baby’s brain damage

Tara ShaskeyOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Taranaki·NZ Herald·10 Aug, 2026 06:00 AM4 mins to read‌A baby's worsening condition went unrecognised despite her mother's repeated concern expressed to hospital staff. Photo / 123RFA baby's worsening condition went unrecognised despite her mother's repeated concern expressed to hospital staff. Photo / 123RFA mother’s repeated concerns about her newborn’s feeding were not properly acted on until the baby suffered seizures and was found to have critically low blood sugar. But by then, the damage was done. The baby was rushed to intensive neonatal care, and an MRI later revealed she