Mullingar hospital apologises following death of baby girl after birth
Our Niamh Ni Mhurchu represented the family today at the inquest into the death of their baby girl, Rú, who died at the Coombe Hospital, Dublin in June 2020, three days after she was delivered by an emergency caesarean section at the hospital in Mullingar. ‘There were “missed opportunities” to prevent the death of an […]
Review into Baby & Maternal Deaths
The HSE has announced that a review into baby and maternal deaths covering the years 2021 – 2023 is scheduled to commence later this year. It is anticipated that the time period for the review will be extended. The terms of reference are awaited. This is a welcome opportunity to review maternal patient care which […]
Stillbirth of baby could have been avoided if doctors had delivered the boy earlier, inquest hears
The inquest into the stillbirth of baby Noah O’Shea-Rodgers at Wexford General Hospital in 2020 concluded with a verdict of medical misadventure. The jury found that the baby’s death could have been avoided if doctors had delivered him at an earlier stage due to complications with the mother’s preeclampsia, a condition associated with high blood […]
HSE Apologises to parents after death of newborn baby
Almost five years after the death of newborn baby Danny Ryan, the HSE has apologised to his parents, Brenda and Michael. An inquest in June 2019 heard the cause of Danny’s death was severe brain damage due to lack of oxygen. The case, which was before the Court for ruling on the statutory award for […]
Crumlin hospital apologises to parents over death of baby
Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children offered a “sincere apology” in the High Court to the parents and family of Eoin Julian in relation to his death on December 30th 2015.
Family settle case with HSE over ‘tragic’ death of newborn son; feeding tube perforated baby’s heart
The parents of a baby boy who died eight days after his birth at Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda have settled their case against the HSE for an undisclosed sum.
Heartbroken mother lost baby after ‘hospital system errors’
Mother’s harrowing story to inquest of how ‘we watched him gasp … he died in my arms’
Verdict of medical misadventure at inquest into baby’s death
The jury at the inquest into the death of baby Conor Whelan at Cavan General Hospital over two years ago