Doctor told pregnant woman dead baby was fine

A pregnant woman found out her baby was dead the day after a doctor told her the baby was fine and she could leave hospital.

Chuck Ugesu yesterday admitted he failed to recognise significant issues on a scan trace.

He told the inquest in Limerick into stillborn baby Mary Kate Kelly’s death that he should have insisted that the mother, Amy Delahunt, remain at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, and be admitted. Ms Delahunt was scanned in Limerick the following day, when it was discovered her baby had died.