Mum was told newborn was dying in her arms

As a mother kissed her newborn baby in St Munchin’s Regional Maternity Hospital in Limerick, she was told her daughter was dying in her arms, an inquest heard.

Joan Mulcair yesterday recalled her living nightmare, following the birth of her first baby, Caoimhe.

Ms Mulcair of Westbury, Corbally, Limerick, told an inquest into Caoimhe’s death at Limerick City Coroners Court that due to medical problems, and after fertility treatment, she and husband John were delighted when she was told that she was pregnant with an “extra special baby” in 2008.