HSE head unable to clarify when Portiuncula hospital will resume care for high-risk pregnancies

Last year, five babies were sent for therapeutic hypothermia, known as cooling, which meant the Portiuncula Hospital's rate for this procedure was 'significantly' higher than at other hospitals. File photo

Up to 300 women with high-risk pregnancies still cannot be cared for at Portiuncula hospital and HSE CEO Bernard Gloster apologized but could not say when high-risk care can resume there.

The care needed for 12 women and their babies had to be reviewed. Of those, seven are finished and five are ongoing, the Oireachtas Health Committee heard.