Wednesday, March 19, 2025

‘Missed opportunities’ at Mullingar hospital led to death of baby

There were “missed opportunities” to prevent the death of an unusually large baby at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar after her mother’s uterus was ruptured during labour five years ago, a coroner has concluded.

Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar issued an apology at a sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court last Friday, 7 February for “deficiencies in the care” provided to the baby girl and her mother, Mullingar-based Ceire Foran.

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