Savita: Review team highlights litany of staff failings

Nursing staff failed to adequately assess and monitor Savita Halappanavar, who was suffering miscarriage as a fatal infection took over her body, a review has found.

The clinical inquiry into the death of the 31-year-old dentist found the most likely cause of her inevitable miscarriage was infection, with the risk of that infection and sepsis increasing after her waters broke.

Mrs Halappanavar died on Oct 28 at Galway University Hospital, a week after being admitted.