HSE confines investigation into miscarriage misdiagnosis cases to past five years

THE HSE is to investigate all suspected miscarriage misdiagnosis cases over the past five years in an attempt to uncover the true scale of the growing terminated pregnancies scandal.

A spokesperson confirmed the review, which will be based on the health service’s Serious Incident (SI) protocols, will focus specifically on women who were recommended drug or surgical treatment to remove what was in reality a perfectly healthy foetus.

The nationwide examination, which the HSE was forced to instigate after a string of new mothers came forward to reveal how they nearly lost their babies, will focus initially on complaints by the expectant mother at the time of the incident.