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Maternity reviews underway at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinalsoe

Jan 28, 2025 15:23 By Shannonside News
Maternity reviews underway at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinalsoe
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The HSE says the review is an additional measure to make maternity services at the hospital as safe as possible.

Pregnant women, who are worried about their care at Portincula Hospital in Ballinasloe, are being urged to contact the HSE.

A review is being carried out into the births of nine babies at the hospital over concerns about their delivery.

Six of the babies needed neonatal hypothermic treatment, also referred to as neonatal cooling.

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In 2023, two stillbirths occurred at the hospital and the care provided in relation to these two deliveries is also currently being reviewed externally.

HSE West and North West have now appointed a new management team to oversee and manage maternity services in the hospital.

The HSE says the review is an additional measure to make maternity services at the hospital as safe as possible.

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Regional Executive Officer HSE West and North West, Tony Canavan explained that Neo-natal hypothermic treatment is used where the child is deprived of oxygen before, during or after birth.

Tony Canavan is assuring patients that services will be offered as normal and they are in the process of contacting expectant mothers booked into the hospital:

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