Baby died due to lack of oxygen prior to delivery

A BABY boy was born with brain damage after he was deprived of oxygen in the immediate period prior to his delivery, an inquest has heard.

Baby Aidan Carandang, of 39 Millrace Avenue, Saggart, Co Dublin, died at The Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital on September 19, 2009.

Dublin City Coroner’s Court heard that prior to delivery on September 17 there was an increase in the baby’s heart rate baseline from 4.05am, with a fast heart beat until his birth at 4.39am.