The mother of a three-year-old girl who died with sepsis has called for health professionals to do better, after a coroner found she was not given reasonable medical treatment.

Miranda Jowet took her daughter, Dio Kemp, to Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne's south-east four times and also visited her local general practice twice over 10 days in November 2019.

The toddler initially had diarrhoea and a rash, which later worsened, with a fever and uncontrollable crying.

Dio, who had Down syndrome, died on November 29, 2019.

The Coroner's Court today found the care provided by doctors at Monash Medical Centre in the lead up to her death 'was not reasonable'.

Speaking outside court, Ms Jowet spoke of the anguish of her daughter dying in her arms.

"I watched Dio die in front of me, and my

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