Couple to run Cork City Marathon to buy ‘Beth’s bed’ for maternity

A Cork couple are running the Cork City Marathon for two reasons — in memory of their baby Beth, but also to give a maternity hospital something simple: a double bed.

Twins Beth Hope and Harry were born to Trish and Daniel Clifford at 34 weeks in Cork University Maternity Hospital. Beth Hope, who weighed just 3lb 9oz, lost her life on November 30, 2013, after just five days.

On November 29, Beth’s consultant informed Trish and Daniel that she had tested positive for Patau syndrome (trisomy 13), a genetic disorder that carries a high mortality rate.