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flag A premature baby died after a nurse left him unmonitored during a break, breaching patient rights despite appropriate care.

flag A newborn boy born at 35 weeks gestation died at Auckland City Hospital two days after birth while the nurse assigned to him was on a one-hour break without ensuring he was checked. flag The Health and Disability Commissioner found the baby, who had multiple health risks including jaundice, feeding difficulties, and possible neonatal abstinence syndrome, should have been monitored during the break due to his vulnerable condition. flag Despite medical care being deemed appropriate, the report concluded patient rights were breached due to a failure to check the infant and poor communication between staff and the mother, including the insertion of a feeding tube without consent. flag The hospital has since established a transitional unit for late pre-term infants.

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