澳大利亚医生罗宾·玛丽·詹姆斯因2017年12月27日在昆州伊普斯维奇一处民居进行家庭分娩时导致患者死亡，目前正面临过失杀人罪的指控[1]。41岁的维姬·巴特勒在分娩过程中因产后出血身亡[1]。布里斯班最高法院陪审团在审判首日聆听了紧急求救电话录音和相关证人证词[1]。
案件细节显示，67岁的詹姆斯医生在凌晨5点抵达患者家中[1]。巴特勒的分娩过程持续约45分钟，从凌晨3点22分至4点07分[1]。然而，詹姆斯在患者病情恶化后超过90分钟才于凌晨6点42分拨打救护车[1]。救护车随后在凌晨6点50分到达[1]，但患者最终在下午6点15分身亡[1]。医疗记录显示巴特勒共接受了23单位的输血[1]。
在紧急求救电话中，詹姆斯自称为患者的朋友而非医生[1]。此外，她到达现场时未携带医生工具箱，包括听诊器和血压计等基本医疗器械[1]。这是巴特勒的第七个孩子，新生儿存活[1]。
Dr. Robin Mary James, 67, stands trial in Brisbane Supreme Court on manslaughter charges following the death of Vicki Butler, 41, during a home birth in Ipswich on December 27, 2017.[1] Butler died from postpartum hemorrhage after James delayed calling an ambulance for more than 90 minutes following the recognition of the patient's deteriorating condition.[1] A jury heard a critical Triple Zero emergency call recording and witness testimony on the trial's opening day.[1]
According to the evidence presented, James arrived at Butler's home at 5 a.m., with the patient delivering between 3:22 a.m. and 4:07 a.m.[1] The ambulance was not summoned until 6:42 a.m., arriving at 6:50 a.m., though Butler died at 6:15 p.m. after receiving 23 units of blood transfusion.[1] During the emergency call, James identified herself as a friend of the patient rather than as a general practitioner.[1] She also arrived without standard medical equipment such as a stethoscope and blood pressure monitor.[1] This was Butler's seventh child, and the newborn survived the birth.[1]