‘I never want this to happen again’

A mother, whose second child was born in traumatic circumstances and later required resuscitation at Cavan General Hospital, has told an inquiry she wants to save other families from the same experience.

Consultant obstetrician Salah Aziz Ahmed faces allegations of poor professional performance and professional misconduct relating to three women who gave birth at Cavan General Hospital between November 2012 and April 2014.

Yesterday, Deirdre Clarke, 37, continued to give her evidence at the Medical Council fitness-to-practise inquiry.