Dublin District Coroners Court Image: Sam Boal Dublin District Coroners Court Image: Sam Boal ACTIVE DECISIONS BY medical staff at Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar resulted in the “death of a perfectly healthy baby to a perfectly healthy mother,” who had already suffered two stillbirths, an inquest has heard.
Cian died in his parents’ arms at the Coombe Hospital in Dublin on 6 October 2018 as a result of a lack of supply of blood and oxygen to his brain and multi-organ failure which arose from a placental abruption that occurred at or around the time of his birth. Dr McKenna also said persistent attempts by doctors for Ms Hunt to have a natural delivery were “inappropriate.”
While the coroner said she would not make any recommendations that related to the particular circumstances of Cian’s death, she said she would ask relevant authorities to consider formalising ongoing foetal monitoring in the period before a Caesarean section following a failed induced labour. Urging the coroner, Myra Cullinane to return a verdict of medical misadventure, Ms Antoniotti said MUH staff had initially decided that Ms Hunt’s baby would be delivered at 36 weeks by Caesarean section.
Counsel for MUH, Luán Ó Braonáin SC, said the facts of the case meant a verdict of death by natural causes was appropriate, or alternatively a narrative verdict.He said the baby had died from an “acute, unpredictable event.”
Yet more medical malpractice & negligence in Ireland. Howirelandworks