“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 ...

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

continued need for resuscitation at 10 minutes after birth; pH <7 or base deficit of 16 mmol/L and evidence of moderate or severe encephalopathy (Sarnet score) and aEEG recording used to control ...

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

The reviews are looking at two tragic cases of stillbirth from 2023, and seven cases where babies developed a condition known ...

Dr. Greg Vigna Therapeutic hypothermia may impair brain development, with imaging revealing damage linked to autism, cognitive, and motor d ...

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