Inquest proposes immediate changes after tragic death of mum and newborn son at Cork hospital 

There are 11 recommendations from a major review commissioned after the death of Marie Downey, 36, and her four-day-old son, Darragh

Marie Downey, who had a history of epilepsy, gave birth at CUMH to baby Darragh on March 22, 2019.

Experts have recommended the immediate appointment of a specialist epilepsy nurse to the hub maternity hospital in each of Ireland’s hospital groups following the tragic deaths of a mother and her newborn baby boy at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) just over two years ago.

They have also recommended the appointment of a consultant neurologist with an interest in maternity health at Cork University Hospital (CUH), and suggested that new seizure warning devices should be considered in individual circumstances in maternity hospitals.