Tipperary hospital apologises for care failures in death of young mother and unborn son

The HSE has apologised to the family of Caroline Kavanagh, who died from a misdiagnosed heart attack while pregnant, after a ten-year legal battle

Mother Margaret Kavanagh holds a photo of her daughter Caroline Kavanagh outside the High Court in Dublin after a settlement against the HSE. Picture: Collins Courts

Tipperary University Hospital has apologised to the family of a young mother for the shortcomings in care which led to her death and that of her unborn baby.

Caroline Kavanagh was 22 weeks pregnant with her second child, a baby boy, when she first presented at the Clonmel hospital A&E with chest pain.