Boy died from brain damage after delays in delivery, inquest told

A three-day-old boy died from brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation following delays in his delivery at Kerry General Hospital, an inquest has heard. Milo Scanlon, of Cleandries, Causeway, Co Kerry, died on March 30th, 2015, after being transferred to Cork...

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’. A woman who was pregnant again following five miscarriages has told of her heartbreak after her baby boy died following a series of system errors when he was being delivered...

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 has returned a verdict of medical misadventure. Baby Conor died on 14 May 2014, just over 17 hours after being delivered by emergency Cesarean section. The inquest...