(L.A.) Willie McClain, a Baby, Died in a Hospital
Case Number: 2023-06321
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a White/Caucasian male that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office has identified the infant boy as Willie McClain.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death A: Intrauterine Fetal Demise
Cause of Death B: Abruptio Placentae
Cause of Death C: Effects of Methamphetamine
RIP WILLIE MCCLAIN (May 25, 2023 – May 25, 2023)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 10:10 p.m.
Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on March 21 the following year.
This is considered an accidental drug overdose. If government employees had a brain, Cause of Death C should read “Maternal Methamphetamine Use.”
Placental abruption is when the placenta separates early from the uterus — before childbirth. It occurs most commonly around 25 weeks of pregnancy. Symptoms may include vaginal bleeding, lower abdominal pain, and dangerously low blood pressure. Complications for the mother can include disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and kidney failure. Complications for the baby can include fetal distress, low birthweight, preterm delivery, and stillbirth.
Intrauterine fetal demise is the medical term for a stillbirth.