CervicalCheck campaigner Lorraine Walsh did not include serious concerns over a review of smear slides in her resignation letter, as she feared the Department of Health would take legal action against her.

Vicky Phelan reactivated her Twitter account last night to back Lorraine Walsh’s decision to quit the CervicalCheck steering committee.

The Government is to consider funding a further independent review for women involved in the CervicalCheck scandal after a key patient advocate expressed no confidence in the process.

All 15 of the doctors who oversee the running of CervicalCheck’s colposcopy services for women requiring further investigation following a smear test are considering resigning.

The patient representative is quitting as she says she does not have confidence in the accuracy of a report into slides belonging to 1,000 women with cancer.

A leading campaigner in the CervicalCheck scandal has quit a key oversight committee in frustration at how a review of women’s smear tests was conducted.

There were “missed opportunities” to prevent or diagnose cancer in some women but, overall, Ireland’s cervical screening programme is performing effectively, according to an independent review by British doctors.

Today will be "another difficult day" for women who have been impacted by the CervicalCheck scandal, the Taoiseach has told the Dáil.

An independent review of the smear tests of more than 1,000 women who developed cervical cancer is due to be published today.

After a year of “moving the goalposts” on the publication of the CervicalCheck review, it is "unacceptable” parts of the report were leaked to the media before the women involved had their results, Labour has claimed.

However, he says it will be some months before he will have full confidence in the screening programme in Ireland.

Cervical Check campaigner Vicky Phelan says some people caught up in the scandal have not been able to go public with their experiences because they are in the throes of “nasty” divorces or separations.

A tribunal to deal with CervicalCheck claims will not begin hearing cases until the Supreme Court rules on a High Court judgment involving a woman terminally ill with cervical cancer.

A partial appeal by the State Claims Agency (SCA) of a High Court judgment that found in favour of a woman terminally ill with cervical cancer will not include an appeal of the €2.16m in damages awarded to her.

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is being accused of attempting to sweep an alleged "illegal abortion" under the carpet.

A couple whose baby was aborted at the National Maternity Hospital after it was wrongly diagnosed as having a fatal foetal abnormality have claimed that an "illegal abortion" was carried out, a TD has told the Dáil.

The man tasked with examining the failings of CervicalCheck has criticised the current system for responding to errors in screening as “inadequate”.

An unaccredited Manchester laboratory that screened more than 90,000 smears without the knowledge or approval of CervicalCheck should be the focus of an ongoing expert review of the screening history of women with cervical cancer, patient representatives have said.

Fianna Fáil's Health spokesperson Stephen Donnelly has said that the Minister for Health needs to ensure that an investigation into the case of a woman whose pregnancy was terminated because of a misleading test result is completely independent and is conducted by experts.

A couple who terminated their pregnancy after a series of tests wrongly suggested the presence of a fatal foetal abnormality have called on the Minister for Health to intervene and establish an independent inquiry into their case.

An independent review into the circumstances of an abortion at the National Maternity Hospital is to be carried out, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed to the Dáil.

The solicitor representing the couple that had a pregnancy terminated at the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) after tests showed their baby had a fatal fetal abnormality said they must be “at the heart” of any investigation into the tragedy.

Health Minister Simon Harris has said an appropriate external review is warranted into the controversy over a pregnancy termination at the National Maternity Hospital.

A couple have been left devastated after aborting their baby because tests showed that it had a fatal foetal abnormality - only for a subsequent test after the abortion to show that it did not.

The number of women hit by the CervicalCheck crisis is expected to rise upon completion of an ongoing review by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).

A British health expert who investigated abuse at the Winterbourne care home for the disabled will head up the scoping inquiry into the misinterpretation of cancer tests in Ireland.

Up to 3,000 women who were diagnosed with cervical cancer over the last decade will have their tests audited and reviewed by the end of May.

A further 50 members of the legal profession in Ireland have added their names to a statement calling for a no vote in the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment.

Pregnant women who take probiotics during pregnancy may lower their risk of pre-eclampsia and premature birth, a new study suggests.

Most pregnant women and new mothers feel inadequately informed about an infection that kills one baby every week in the UK, data suggests.

One in four Irish maternity units don't offer pregnant women foetal anomaly scans.

Approximately a third of pregnant women are still not routinely offered a scan that can detect fetal abnormalities, 17 years after experts recommended it form a routine part of antenatal care.

The parents of a baby girl who died two days after birth have welcomed a coroner’s recommendation for more frequent examinations for women in high risk pregnancy.

More than half of women who take the morning-after pill could still fall pregnant because they are overweight, experts have warned.

Women who lie on their backs in the last three months of pregnancy may have a higher risk of stillbirth, research suggests.

Women who lie on their backs in the last three months of pregnancy may have a higher risk of stillbirth, research suggests.

Putting on extra kilos between pregnancies significantly increases the risk of stillbirth or infant death, a major study has found.

Antidepressants in pregnancy ‘may raise risk of fatal condition’ in unborn child

Women trying to conceive and those in the first three months of pregnancy have been advised not to drink any alcohol by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).

Women at a London abortion clinic have been told that having terminations can make them more likely to sexually abuse children they may have later, an investigation has revealed.

Enjoy some pregnancy pampering. Lisa Haynes looks at perfect beauty routines for mums-to-be.

Pregnant women should avoid deodorant, moisturising, painting their toenails, and using chemical-based cleaning products in their homes.

Women have been told to avoid using some everyday items, such as moisturisers and shower gels, during pregnancy.