Opinion: Our baby would not live, so we had to travel to London. Our hearts are broken
One father details the life-changing news he and his wife received in their 20-week scan, resulting in a trip to London and saying goodbye to Riley, their son.
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One father details the life-changing news he and his wife received in their 20-week scan, resulting in a trip to London and saying goodbye to Riley, their son.
Several babies arrived just after midnight, the first at Holles St in Dublin, to a mum diagnosed with Covid-19.
Professor Sarah Childs from the University of London and Dr Fiona Buckley of UCC say we should look to the UK changes for MPs and maternity leave and get on with necessary reform here.
Brenda and Michael Ryan said they welcomed new guidelines introduced following the death of their son.
A number of elements of maternity care are not available to all mothers because they are not offered in their local maternity unit.
After suffering from bleeding and ongoing pain, the woman was not contacted by the hospital and eventually had to go to A&E.
But who now owns the National Maternity Hospital? The government still needs to clarify its position.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Simon Harris said the compulsory purchase of the site is ‘not the solution’.
Tracey Fitzpatrick died after giving birth to her third child.
Maternity staff are being asked to deal with far, far more births than they can safely handle in hospitals up and down the country.
The new agreement is the first of its kind in Ireland.
The I-MEWS system was established in the wake of the death of Savita Halappanavar.
Remove abortion from the picture and we are still left with the highly troubling instance of a young, vulnerable women left traumatised by her encounter with the health service.
HIQA will carry out a review of the quality of service provided at the hospital.
Many described the experience as one of the most difficult parts of their job.
Patient Focus is calling on the Minister for Health and Children to consider as a matter of urgency the need for a wider review of other maternity units also.
Figures published today by the HSE show rates in Ireland exceed World Health Organisation recommendations.
Tania McCabe’s father-in-law told TheJournal.ie that he wants a routine test for sepsis introduced in Irish hospitals.
National Maternity Hospital clinical director, Dr Peter Boylan, has raised concerns about the level of staffing in maternity care in response to the third report into the death of Savita Halappanavar published yesterday.