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Three recent inquiries raise questions over standards of maternity care

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Three recent inquiries raise questions over standards of maternity care

Three recent medical inquiries involving obstetricians have highlighted variations in the quality of Ireland’s maternity services, particularly in areas outside Dublin, writes Liz Farsaci

Doctor ‘followed guidelines’ in ectopic pregnancy case

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Doctor ‘followed guidelines’ in ectopic pregnancy case
Hospital master: Doctor right to diagnose ectopic pregnancy

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Hospital master: Doctor right to diagnose ectopic pregnancy
Doctor may have mistaken ‘ovary for ectopic pregnancy’

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Doctor may have mistaken ‘ovary for ectopic pregnancy’
Doctor ‘not free’ to treat ‘ectopic’ pregnancy

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Doctor ‘not free’ to treat ‘ectopic’ pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancy diagnosis challenged

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Ectopic pregnancy diagnosis challenged
Woman says ectopic pregnancy was wrongly diagnosed
Woman says ectopic pregnancy was wrongly diagnosed
A mother who allegedly received a wrong diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy has told a disciplinary hearing of her distressing experience.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2016

HSE review into ectopic pregnancy misdiagnosis claim
HSE review into ectopic pregnancy misdiagnosis claim

The HSE is conducting an external review into the care of a woman who claims she was wrongly diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and given a drug to halt the development of the foetus.

Tue, 03 Jun, 2014

HSE review underway after woman claims ectopic pregnancy was misdiagnosed
HSE review underway after woman claims ectopic pregnancy was misdiagnosed

Catherine Shanahan speaks to a woman who received treatment to end what she was told was a non-viable pregnancy but who later found out that the diagnosis was incorrect.

Tue, 03 Jun, 2014

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