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They were able to receive the medical attention, but returning them would have been complicated - so the powers decided to just not do it. A dumb decision that

They were able to receive the medical attention, but returning them would have been complicated - so the powers decided to just not do it. A dumb decision that could have been made outside of COVID times for any number of reasons.

foobar1962 6y ago
I’m an Aussie and that's the first I heard about babies dying due to border closures (but I could have missed the memo). Far more scandalous (and getting more media coverage) is the fact that Victorian football teams had to relocate to Queensland to continue their training.
- lazyasciiart 6y ago
  Twin baby dies during childbirth after a rural woman has to wait for transport to Sydney instead of Brisbane -https://www.sbs.com.au/news/unborn-twin-baby-dies-in-nsw-after-queensland-border-confusion https://www.sbs.com.au/news/unborn-twin-baby-dies-in-nsw-aft... 4 babies with cardiac problems have died in Adelaide, but it appears to have been a decision in SA not to send them to the pediatric cardiac unit in Melbourne (their normal referral practice) or anywhere else - victoria says they weren't asked and would not have rejected them. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-22/unanswered-questions-over-baby-deaths-at-adelaide-hospital/12801108 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-22/unanswered-questions-...
  - tathougies 6y ago
    They didn't ask because they didn't think they'd be taken. People's perception of closures impacts what they do perhaps more than the legal enforcement.
    - loktarogar 6y ago
      People are still being allowed in and out of Melbourne with valid reasons. "oh they'd never be let in anyway" is a medical board review, loss of medical license, probably worse kind of situation.
      - foobar1962 6y ago
        My understanding is that you can travel, but you'll be in 14 day hotel quarantine at your own expense.
  - foobar1962 6y ago
    That's a sad but odd story. The woman got quality and timely medical attention, but one of the baby twins died during childbirth. The mother lives in NSW close to the QLD border and wanted to go a Brisbane hospital (Brisbane = capital of QLD) for the birth, but flew to Sydney instead to avoid 14 days of hotel quarantine (probably at their expense) in QLD. I'm sure the level of care was equally good in both hospitals. The outcome may have been the same regardless.
    - tathougies 6y ago
      That's insane ... Flying during or near labor is extremely dangerous and unnecessary
- tathougies 6y ago
  It's sad you think the potential of canceled football games is sadder than the preventable deaths of infants

foobar1962 6y ago

I’m an Aussie and that's the first I heard about babies dying due to border closures (but I could have missed the memo). Far more scandalous (and getting more media coverage) is the fact that Victorian football teams had to relocate to Queensland to continue their training.

lazyasciiart 6y ago
Twin baby dies during childbirth after a rural woman has to wait for transport to Sydney instead of Brisbane -https://www.sbs.com.au/news/unborn-twin-baby-dies-in-nsw-after-queensland-border-confusion https://www.sbs.com.au/news/unborn-twin-baby-dies-in-nsw-aft... 4 babies with cardiac problems have died in Adelaide, but it appears to have been a decision in SA not to send them to the pediatric cardiac unit in Melbourne (their normal referral practice) or anywhere else - victoria says they weren't asked and would not have rejected them. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-22/unanswered-questions-over-baby-deaths-at-adelaide-hospital/12801108 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-22/unanswered-questions-...
- tathougies 6y ago
  They didn't ask because they didn't think they'd be taken. People's perception of closures impacts what they do perhaps more than the legal enforcement.
  - loktarogar 6y ago
    People are still being allowed in and out of Melbourne with valid reasons. "oh they'd never be let in anyway" is a medical board review, loss of medical license, probably worse kind of situation.
    - foobar1962 6y ago
      My understanding is that you can travel, but you'll be in 14 day hotel quarantine at your own expense.
- foobar1962 6y ago
  That's a sad but odd story. The woman got quality and timely medical attention, but one of the baby twins died during childbirth. The mother lives in NSW close to the QLD border and wanted to go a Brisbane hospital (Brisbane = capital of QLD) for the birth, but flew to Sydney instead to avoid 14 days of hotel quarantine (probably at their expense) in QLD. I'm sure the level of care was equally good in both hospitals. The outcome may have been the same regardless.
  - tathougies 6y ago
    That's insane ... Flying during or near labor is extremely dangerous and unnecessary
tathougies 6y ago
It's sad you think the potential of canceled football games is sadder than the preventable deaths of infants