Overview
- Jordan Michaela Holland, 28, was arrested at Newcastle Police Station on Friday and charged with manslaughter.
- Police say she was privately practising at a Wallsend home on October 2, 2024 and failed to act on warning signs or let the mother go to hospital.
- The mother reached John Hunter Hospital two days later for an emergency caesarean, and her baby boy died in hospital on October 10, 2024.
- Another midwife, Oyebola “Bibi” Coxon, was charged in August 2025 and is due to face trial on October 15, 2026 in Newcastle.
- Early reports differ on Holland’s bail, with 9News saying she was refused bail and PerthNow reporting she received conditional release.