Overview

• The six-day Brisbane inquest ended with parents Meg and James Flaskett calling for truth, accountability and change following their newborn’s 2023 death at Redcliffe Hospital.
• An autopsy found transposition of the great arteries, a congenital heart defect that was not identified during a routine 20‑week morphology scan.
• Sonographers and radiology experts told the court the fetal heart images appeared normal within scan limitations, with an expert obstetrician describing the ultrasound as satisfactory.
• Paediatric registrar Dr James Kelly testified Thea cried at birth, deteriorated about five minutes later, was intubated during resuscitation and could not be transferred before she died.
• Some paediatric and cardiac experts said the outcome might not have changed even with tertiary delivery, while the family noted changes such as plumbed oxygen in Redcliffe birthing suites and promised bereavement support.