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# cork university maternity hospital

Last year
2022
# HSE
Families protest outside Cork hospital over incineration of their babies' organs
Eighteen families found out the organs of their dead babies were incinerated overseas without their consent.
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Jun 11th 2022, 3:52 PM
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# Inquest
Four-day-old boy sustained irreversible brain injury when mother collapsed out of hospital bed
An inquest into the deaths of Marie and Darragh Downey continued today.
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Nov 17th 2021, 4:29 PM
# Inquest
Husband says wife and newborn son may not have died if epilepsy guidelines had been followed
Marie Downey died following a sudden epileptic seizure at CUMH in March 2019.
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Nov 16th 2021, 10:50 PM
# Belgium
Cork University Maternity Hospital apologises after babies' organs were incinerated
The organs of 18 babies were sent to Belgium along with clinical waste, prompting an investigation.
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Sep 28th 2021, 8:58 PM
# Inquest
Hospital offers apology to family of mother and infant son who died in single room onsite
The inquest into Marie Downey’s death opened today at Cork Coroners’ Court.
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Aug 30th 2021, 6:31 PM
# Anne Casey
High Court awards €1.25m settlement over woman's death in maternity hospital
Anne Casey died after a cardiac arrest in Cork University Maternity Hospital in 2012.
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Jun 10th 2021, 7:20 PM
# CUMH
Cork hospital starts 'virtual' visiting for babies to help overcome Covid-19 restrictions
The new service allows parents to check in on their baby remotely from any device at any time.
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Apr 2nd 2020, 10:57 AM
# Tragedy
'Two special angels': Husband pays emotional tribute at funeral of Marie Downey and infant son
Marie Downey and her son Darragh died in tragic circumstances at a Cork hospital this week.
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Mar 30th 2019, 4:50 PM
# CUMH
Baby whose mother was found dead at Cork maternity hospital has also died
An investigation into the deaths is under way.
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Mar 27th 2019, 7:29 AM
# Tragedy
Mother of newborn baby found dead in Cork maternity hospital
An investigation is underway and the cause of death is currently unknown.
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Mar 26th 2019, 12:37 PM
# Let's Get Digital
Going digital: Rollout begins for e-health records from babies' birth
The new system is the first national electronic patient chart for maternity anywhere in the world.
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Dec 5th 2016, 12:15 PM
# perinatal
Study highlights lack of training for doctors in supporting parents after stillbirth
Many described the experience as one of the most difficult parts of their job.
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Mar 11th 2014, 5:07 PM
# stay away
Visitor restrictions extended to Cork maternity hospital over flu outbreak
Only partners or husbands of women at the hospital are allowed to visit, with children strictly forbidden (apart from the babies born there, of course).
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Feb 20th 2014, 7:34 PM
# bacteria
Infant antibiotic use may have implications for allergies, asthma and obesity - study
A new Irish study has shown that antibiotic use can reduce the number of bacteria in the intestines of children.
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Jan 2nd 2013, 12:27 PM
# need to know
The Evening Fix...now with added kisses under the mistletoe
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Dec 13th 2012, 7:52 PM
# Pregnancy
Robotic surgery helps Cork mother in second successful birth
The complex procedure performed before pregnancy helps women who have a weak cervix to carry to full term.
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Dec 13th 2012, 4:09 PM
# premature babies
Irish firm hopes to save premature babies with new research
The company is developing a treatment for dangerously low blood pressure, also known as ‘neonatal shock’.
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Jun 30th 2011, 2:53 PM
# Health
Hearing tests for newborns introduced in CUMH
Cork University Maternity Hospital has introduced hearing screening for babies born at the hospital from 26 April.
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Apr 26th 2011, 2:34 PM