The HSE is to carry out a review of cases over the past five years into the issue of miscarriage misdiagnosis.

A further three hospitals - in addition to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda - have been named by women who said they were given incorrect diagnoses of miscarriage.

The Health Information and Quality Authority said today it has no plans at this stage to launch an investigation into antenatal services.

The Health Minister is being called on make a statement after several women detailed how they were incorrectly told they had miscarried.

The Children's Minister has suggested the establishment of maternity centres of excellence in the wake of revelations about misdiagnosed miscarriages.

The HSE is under continued pressure today as further cases emerge of women being told they had miscarried when in fact their babies were still alive.