Woman says ectopic pregnancy was wrongly diagnosed

A mother who allegedly received a wrong diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy has told a disciplinary hearing of her distressing experience.

It is claimed a consultant obstetric and gynaecologist, referred to yesterday as Dr A, wrongly diagnosed an ectopic pregnancy in the case of mother-of-three Laura Esmonde, when she presented at South Tipperary General Hospital.

Ms Esmonde, 38, from just outside Tipperary Town, attended the hospital’s A&E on January 6, 2013, with a swollen leg. A routine urine test revealed she was pregnant, which she had not known. The following day, an ultrasound of her leg showed she had a clot.