An obstetrician treating Savita Halappanavar who died in an Irish hospital after she miscarried should have got a second opinion to terminate the pregnancy sooner, an inquest heard.

A medical expert has told the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar that there was a delay in recognising that her condition was deteriorating prior to her miscarriage.

Praveen Halappanavar has thanked a midwife for her honesty in admitting she told his miscarrying wife Savita that her pregnancy could not be terminated because this is a Catholic country.

A coroner has criticised the amount of information entered in the medicalcharts of Savita Halappanavar after she died.

A consultant who treated Savita Halappanavar has said she would have started terminating the foetus regardless of a heartbeat if she had been aware of a junior doctor’s note that the patient was suffering from sepsis.

Systems failures in the care of Savita Halappanavar have been acknowledged by her consultant.

A coroner has criticised the amount of information entered in the medical charts of Savita Halappanavar after she died.

The consultant at the centre of the treatment of Savita Halappanavar who died in a University Hospital Galway after a miscarriage has admitted there were system failures in her care.

A midwife has apologised for telling Savita Halappanavar who was suffering a miscarriage that she could not have a termination in Ireland because it was a “Catholic thing”.

The consultant at the centre of the treatment of Savita Halappanavar who died in University Hospital Galway after a miscarriage has admitted there were system failures in her care.

Savita Halappanavar's inquest continues today with further evidence from a consultant who treated the 31-year-old at Galway University Hospital where she died following a miscarriage.

The consultant who cared for Savita Halappanavar at Galway University Hospital has insisted just one request was made for a termination after it emerged she would inevitably miscarry.

A key witness in the investigation into the death of Savita Halappanavar will take the stand today as contradictory evidence emerged about requests for her pregnancy to be terminated.

Consultant obstetrician, Dr Katherine Astbury, who treated Savita Halappanavar is expected to be among the witnesses to give evidence at her inquest today.

The husband of Savita Halappanavar was approached by a doctor as his wife lay critically ill in hospital to get permission to include her in a medical trial being conducted in Britain.

A consultant has been accused of refusing an Indian woman’s demands for an abortion in Ireland as she miscarried on the grounds that it is “a Catholic country”.

The widower of an Savita Halappanavar who died in hospital in Ireland after suffering a miscarriage has said a consultant told the couple an abortion was not allowed because “this is a Catholic country”.

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