Death of a woman who yearned for children highlights poor practices

SOME of the last pictures of Jacqueline Rushton show her playing with her niece.

The young nurse smiles. A child of her own was a dream she wanted to share with her husband. Ms Rushton set up home with her husband Danny in Mullingar, Co Westmeath. After two years of unsuccessful efforts to have children they decided to give in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment a go.

A rare and complicated disorder during treatment led to her death aged 32. Her family still believe she could have been saved.