Midwives’ workload criticised in report on deaths

THE Health Service Executive last night published a report into the deaths of Tania McCabe and her newborn son Zach at Our Lady of Lourdes Drogheda in March 2007.

It criticised the decision-making at the hospital, the workload placed on midwives and the lack of guidelines for dealing with critical cases.

On March 9, 2007 Ms McCabe, 34, gave birth to twins seven months into her pregnancy.