HSE recommends full review of maternity services in nine cases

A HSE review into maternity services at Portlaoise, University Hospital Limerick and the Midland Regional Hospital has recommended a full review of nine cases.

Dr Peter Boylan's chart reviews began after a number of families contacted a helpline set up after an RTE programme on the deaths of a number of babies at Portlaoise hospital.

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It looked at 28 cases from 1985 to 2013 and found there were possible issues relating to the care of 11 patients.

And it recommended that nine cases be subjected to a full systems analysis review.

Dr Boylan says staffing levels need to be improved