€1.9m payout after ‘deficits in care’ during birth

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, has apologised in court to the family of a little girl with cerebral palsy for what it described as “deficits in care” in relation to her birth.

The apology was read out as part of the settlement of Milagros Martin’s case against the HSE, with an interim settlement payout of €1.9m for her care for the next three years. The hospital said it apologised “sincerely and unambiguously” to the Martin family and said “all staff regret the outcome of this tragic case”.

Milagros, who is now three-and-a-half years old, is receiving treatment in the US. The High Court heard she is severely compromised and disabled.