Flood of calls after baby deaths programme

A patient support group was inundated with calls from heartbroken parents about their experiences at maternity hospitals across the country after an RTÉ documentary on the deaths of four babies in six years at the Midlands Hospital, Portlaoise, was screened.

About 150 parents called Patient Focus after shocking revelations were made in the Prime Time documentary.

The programme, screened last Thursday, found the babies were alive at the onset of labour, but died either during the labour or within seven days of birth.