Hospital sorry after child dies in womb

A Dublin maternity hospital has apologised to a couple and admitted its shortcomings in the treatment it provided to a couple whose child died in the womb.

The apology was made on behalf of the Rotunda Hospital to Sarah Quigley and Dave Harding arising out of the death of their son David, who was delivered stillborn in early September 2010.

The couple alleged the hospital’s failure to act when it was clear there were problems with the unborn child’s health had resulted in the infant’s death. At the time, Ms Quigley and her unborn child were patients of the hospital.