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Widowers seek law changes to save women’s lives

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Widowers seek law changes to save women’s lives

Heartbroken fathers Sean Rowlette and Michael Kivlehan will be in the Dáil today hoping for a law change that will make it easier to save women’s lives.

Michael Kivlehan

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Grieving husband fears other women will continue to die in childbirth
Coroner called for maternity unit inquiry in 2010

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Coroner called for maternity unit inquiry in 2010

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Widowers urge HSE to learn lesson
Husbands to meet Minister over death of wives at Sligo Regional Hospital

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Husbands to meet Minister over death of wives at Sligo Regional Hospital

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Leo Varadkar to meet childbirth widowers
Medical supervision urged to prevent risk to patients
Medical supervision urged to prevent risk to patients

The Government is being asked to take steps to prevent the risk of other mothers losing their lives as Sally Rowlette did the day after she gave birth to her fourth child.

Mon, 08 Dec, 2014

Hunt for doctors after death a ‘medical misadventure’
Hunt for doctors after death a ‘medical misadventure’

A hunt has been launched for two missing doctors who dealt with Sally Rowlette before she died after giving birth.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2014

Mother ‘unaware of risk’ at pregnanc

A conflict has arisen over whether a mother who died after giving birth was aware she had the deadly Hellp syndrome.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2014

Husband tells inquest of ‘chaos’ at hospital as wife prepared for birth
Husband tells inquest of ‘chaos’ at hospital as wife prepared for birth

A husband has claimed that minutes after a mother preparing to give birth was given a pain-killing injection following a flare-up between doctors, “chaos” erupted and medical staff rushed around in a panic.

Tue, 02 Dec, 2014

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