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Toowoomba mothers are calling for a more comprehensive investigation into the local hospital’s troubled maternity unit, saying a recent probe falls short. The state’s Opposition echoed their demand after the release of the government’s independent review.

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00:02This mum of four still has more questions than answers.
00:07I would describe every experience there as awful.
00:10She says her 2023 birth at the Toowoomba Hospital was a shocking experience.
00:16When his little beanie came off when he was out of the NICU,
00:21we noticed that he's had a surgical cut on his ear.
00:24An assurance review was commissioned in February after the ABC reported a mother's support person was unnecessarily kicked out of
00:32the birth suite.
00:33A summary released yesterday says while changes are underway, they haven't gone far enough.
00:40The opposition is calling for the review to be published in full.
00:44Part 9 investigation is a much more comprehensive root and branch investigation with some independence.
00:50So that is what we called for from the beginning, given the gravity of the situation.
00:57The government says the recommendations made by previous reviews dating back to 2018 were incomplete.
01:04The minister's doing the work that probably should have been done a while ago,
01:08but he's doing it and on the back of it we have to drive change.
01:11Queensland Health says despite the report not being published in full,
01:16it's consistent with other reviews, saying it's in line with privacy, legal, ethical and confidentiality obligations.
01:23The hospital has committed to change.
01:26It's my job and my commitment and my commitment to this community.
01:30We'll do our damnedest to ensure we get better and better and better at this.
01:35Is she going to get you?
01:38Is she good?
01:39Shepolutzek?
01:39Houúc.
01:40Zinc.
01:40I can't wait for three minutes.
01:41I can't wait for more information.
01:42Himiakuno.
01:42Hands there often mark a little plate at the circle.
01:42It's a little plate.
01:42I can't wait for 21 months in front of it, so it works to try again.

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