Hospital apologises for 'deficits in care' after death of newborn

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Brenda and Michael Ryan, with a photo of their deceased son, Danny, outside the Four Courts on Tuesday. Picture: Collins Courts

A hospital has apologised to a young couple for the “deficits in care” after their baby died four days after his birth.

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co Louth, in a letter read to the High Court said it would like to sincerely apologise “for the deficits in care that were highlighted “ in the review after the death of baby Danny Ryan five years ago.