“We are making these changes now to ensure the maternity service at Portiuncula is as safe as possible for mothers and their ...

Brain injuries are a leading cause of death and long-term disability in infants. Among the most common is neonatal ...

Melatonin and pentoxyphilline treatment significantly decreased NO overproduction in the hypoxic-ischemic hemisphere. These results suggest the beneficial neuroprotective effect of melatonin and ...

There are widespread concerns around Portiuncula maternity unit in Galway, which is now subject to separate reviews into the ...

It is exactly 10 years since it emerged an inquiry into "serious deficiencies in maternity care" at the Portiuncula ...

The authority has also appointed a 'highly experienced management team' to oversee and manage maternity services at the ...

THE HSE HAS launched reviews into the delivery of nine babies at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) in Ballinasloe, Co ...

Neonatal encephalopathy, a condition resulting from perinatal asphyxia, occurs in 2.0–6.0 of every 1000 live births. Without treatment, prognosis is poor and resulting complications such as ...

pH <7 or base deficit of 16 mmol/L and evidence of moderate or severe encephalopathy (Sarnet score) and aEEG recording used to control for the severity of injury. Method: Head cooling with cooling ...

She sought treatment from Dr ... Doucette's daughter was deprived of oxygen at birth, suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Jenna also required multiple ...

INQUESTS have been opened into the deaths of a Bradford woman and her baby. Maryam Riaz and her baby died in what police have described as a "devastating and tragic incident". Their inquests were ...