Legal experts are warning the state government could be held liable if mothers and babies are put at risk with the unfolding maternity crisis in central Queensland. 9News
Hundreds of expectant mothers are currently in limbo as health officials scramble to find a handful of obstetricians.
The situation in Gladstone for expectant mothers won't be easing for at least six months, when the state government said it should have sourced four new obstetricians. "To suggest that young women there should play Russian Roulette, and drive on a highway, that's not a choice," he said.D'Ath has played down concerns about the acting premier's surprising intervention to force health bureaucrats to act.
As the government tries to attract specialists to cover the shortfall, legal experts are taking note and looking at whether mums in central Queensland could have avenues to sue.
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