Couple 'heartbroken' after opportunities to save baby son's life were missed at CUMH

'Missed opportunities' at Cork University Maternity Hospital led to the 'progressive' death of baby, Cork Coroner's Court heard
Rachel Harrington and Pat O’Sullivan at Cork City Coroner’s Court for the inquest into the death of their son Elijah in 2022.

Rachel Harrington and Pat O’Sullivan at Cork City Coroner’s Court for the inquest into the death of their son Elijah in 2022.

A couple has told of their heartbreak after opportunities to save the life of their baby boy were missed at Cork University Maternity Hospital.

Elijah O’Sullivan died on May 6, 2022 a day after his mother Rachel Harrington presented to the hospital’s emergency department.

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