Lisa Barrett: Why she was acquitted over homebirth deaths
'Less than competent' but not grossly negligent, finds judge
5th June 2019
A judge has cleared ex-midwife Lisa Barrett of the manslaughter of two babies who died after high-risk homebirths.
Lisa Barrett departs the Supreme Court in Adelaide after her acquittal. Photo: AAP
Prosecutors argued that Ms Barrett, 52, failed to adequately warn either mother of the risks they were taking by opting for homebirths, and when both went wrong, she failed to save the infants by telling