Inquest hears of 'licensing issues' around drug given to pregnant woman

An inquest into the death of a Nigerian woman at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin three years ago has heard that there are 'licensing issues' around a drug which was used to induce labour.

Bimbo Onanuga was almost thirty weeks pregnant when she suffered a ruptured uterus, and died.

A Junior Registrar has confirmed that she prescribed 'Cytotec' to the 32 year-old, and conceded there were licensing issues around the drug.

It is understood the medicine is used to treat ulcers, but is widely employed in obstetric practice in Ireland.

A large group of migrant-rights campaigners were in court for the opening of the inquest.

"We agree that there is a lot of language barrier, we also agree that people would come from backgrounds where services are accessed differently," she Lucy Peprah from South Dublin County Partnership.

"We also understand that very little effort is made to support these women to access the services that they deserve to access."