Victorian health systems’ ‘failure’ led to woman’s death after a stillborn delivery, inquest told

Brian Moylan urges coroner to be courageous' in pursuit of facts in inquest into death of his daughter, Annie O'Brien

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Healthcare systems failed pregnant mum Annie O'Brien and her family has been burdened with investigating what led to her death, her father has told a Victorian inquest.

Five years to the day after the 37-year-old died, O'Brien's father, Brian Moylan, urged the state coroner, John Cain, to be courageous in pursuing facts around her death and to make bold findings toward improvements in Victoria's health system.

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