We could have another Savita tragedy in the future, midwives warn

Midwives say unsafe staffing levels in maternity units around the country could lead to a repeat of the catastrophic systems failures that claimed the life of Savita Halappanavar.

Maureen Hanlon, a midwife at Mayo General Hospital, told delegates at the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation delegate conference in Donegal that “what happened in Galway could happen in any hospital in the country”.

“Every day I leave my job I say ‘Thank God the patients in my care are safe today’,” she said.