Tipperary hospital apologises to parents after baby’s death during birth

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Tipperary University Hospital apologised to Sinead O'Donnell and Luke Kelly after their baby Freddie died during birth in July 2021. At the High Court, the couple’s clinical negligence case against the HSE was settled, and their barrister read the hospital’s apology for shortfalls in care.

The case alleged failures in responding to a CTG scan that showed signs of chronic oxygen deprivation, and a delay in attending Ms O'Donnell after staff were called. The HSE admitted breaches in care during the birth and failures in responding to the scan. The hospital said the shortfalls led to Freddie’s stillbirth and acknowledged that its apology and financial compensation could not undo the parents’ continuing heartache.