HSE review into ectopic pregnancy misdiagnosis claim

The HSE is conducting an external review into the care of a woman who claims she was wrongly diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and given a drug to halt the development of the foetus.

The medical notes of Laura Esmonde, seen by the Irish Examiner, show that scans carried out at South Tipperary General Hospital (STGH) in January 2013 record a diagnosis “suggestive of ectopic pregnancy”.

Laura, 35 at the time, was treated for an ectopic pregnancy and given a drug, Methotrexate, to bring it to an end, because this type of pregnancy is life-threatening for the mother.