A woman allegedly turned away repeatedly from a central Queensland hospital, leading to the loss of her unborn baby, says she hopes no-one else has to endure a similar experience.

Emma Green's first baby was two weeks overdue and she began to feel labour pains last Friday.

She says she approached the Rockhampton Hospital several times but was turned away after being told there was a bed shortage.

The unborn baby died, and Queensland Health, the local hospital board and police are all investigating.

Ms Green, 26, says she hopes things change.

"It's just not good enough, it's nothing they can do now, we can hopefully just stop it so it doesn't happen to anyone else," she said.

Her partner, Eldean Blake, says they are shattered.

"What I feel like I can't say on TV, it's just ridiculous, I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy for this to happen," he said.

Mr Blake says they had chosen a name for the boy.

"I'm a country music fan - Waylon Jennings - he did the voice for Dukes of Hazard, and he got Cader - Waylon Cader Dakota Blake," he said.

"He got Cader for my little brother, Dakota for my nephew."

Ms Green has been allowed home after receiving medical treatment at a private hospital.

Investigations underway

Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg has ordered an investigation into the claims.

Ms Green's aunt, Sue Bishop, says staff at Rockhampton Hospital confirmed her niece's baby had died in her womb on Monday, but would not admit her because of a shortage of beds.

She said Gladstone Hospital had been unable to treat her niece throughout her pregnancy because of her weight.

Ms Green eventually went to Rockhampton's Mater Private Hospital and delivered her dead baby yesterday.

Her fees were reimbursed.

Sorry, this video has expired Shattered Rockhampton parents speak after hospital ordeal ( Marlina Whop )

'Shattered'

Her mother, Jane Green, says it has been a terrible ordeal for her daughter and Mr Blake.

"They're just shattered - I don't know any words in the English dictionary to describe any of this feeling," she said.

"I could say a hell of a lot more but I'd probably be beeped out.

"She's allowed to go home today - now they have to go home to a lovely little nursery with no little baby to put there."

Ms Green says Emma and her partner were not even officially told their baby had died.

She says her daugher was just turned away at the hospital each time she went for help over the weekend, even after her unborn baby stopped moving.

"From Emma and Eldean's words - that [staff] spoke among themselves as to say there was no heartbeat - they weren't officially told in any professional manner," she said.

She says her daughter has been released from hospital but the family's ordeal is not finished yet.

"They can't go back to work, they can't pay their rent - they're not in any fit state to go back to work," she said.

Emma Green, left, was turned away from Rockhampton Hospital by staff. ( Supplied )

Investigations

Mr Springborg says the Central Queensland Hospital Board is preparing a report on the incident and he has asked Queensland Health to conduct an independent investigation.

Investigations are also being conducted by police, the coroner and the Queensland Nurses Union.

Mr Springborg says it is a very sad and tragic set of circumstances.

"Anyone who has got any semblance of human feelings would actually feel very sorry for what's actually happened here," he said.

"The most important thing is to establish what did happen to get to the bottom of it ... and if there were things that were avoidable.

"Obviously if anyone's found to have not acted in accordance with procedures then action will be taken, but I think we need to establish all of the facts first."

'Horrified'

The Opposition's Rockhampton MP, Bill Byrne, says he is "horrified".

"It's not the first time I've had people coming to me with very, very bad outcomes in birthing in central Queensland," he said.

Mr Byrne also says in the early stages of her pregnancy Ms Green was told that she could not be treated at Gladstone hospital because of her weight.

"I find this extraordinary that a woman in Gladstone - major regional centre - apparently unable to be treated there because of her BMI issues," he said.

"That's unbelievable that someone in a regional centre like that would have to travel to and from Rockhampton in order to receive those services."

Mr Byrne says investigations must be independent.

"Someone who's appropriately empowered to have a look, who has no real or perceived conflict of interest," he said.

Mr Byrne says the incident raises wider issues about the Rockhampton hospital.

"It's raising greater concern to me about the broader treatment of pregnant women when they're coming and going from Rockhampton Base [Hospital]," he said.

Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says Mr Springborg should apologise to Ms Green and an investigation into the matter is not enough.

"This poor woman to be turned away at such an important time in her life," she said.

"To be turned away from a hospital without care or consideration - the Minister owes this woman an apology, the Minister needs to accept responsibility."