A verdict of medical misadventure was recorded into the death of the baby girl, who died at the Coombe Hospital in Dublin
There were "missed opportunities" to prevent the death of an unusually large baby who was "so wanted, so planned" after her mother’s uterus was ruptured during labour five years ago, a coroner has concluded.
A pathologist, John Gillan, who carried out a post-mortem on the infant’s body, said the rupturing of Ms Foran’s uterus was linked to the size of her baby who weighed 4.82kg at birth. Ms Foran gave evidence that the first time she got to hold her daughter was at the time she died in her arms. Ms Foran complained that she was not spoken to by any hospital staff apart from being asked to sign a consent form for an emergency delivery in a room she described as "mayhem."Ms Foran said she left the hospital in Mullingar "feeling very confused and in the dark" until she was informed in the Coombe that her baby was in poor health without much hope of surviving.
In reply to a question if Ms Foran’s previous instrumental delivery with her daughter, Evie, was a risk factor, Dr Ravikumar replied: "Not necessarily."The inquest heard evidence from a number of doctors and midwives that Ms Foran had a relatively uncomplicated pregnancy until she went into labour.
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