Inquest returns narrative verdict into death of baby five days after birth at Portlaoise Hospital
Baby Aaron was born on May 4th 2016 at 35 weeks gestation following a diagnosis of excess fluid in the amniotic sac. The baby boy made no effort to breathe upon delivery and an air tube was inserted successfully 15 minutes after birth. However, the medical team struggled to improve his oxygen levels, despite delivering 100 per cent oxygen.
Prof O’Leary said it was not clear if the neuromuscular disease was due to genetics or the hypoxic event and he recommended the family seek genetic counselling.has since given birth to a healthy baby boy and the coroner said she was ‘delighted’ to hear this. “There is always requirement for ongoing training and retraining, but none of this is of any consolation to the parents of Aaron,” the coroner said.In a statement after the inquest, the Cullen family thanked their legal representative Cliodhna McGuire and Brigit Doherty of Patient Focus ‘for their ongoing support throughout this process.’
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