Cork man's marathon effort for parents of stillborn and premature babies 

CJ McCarthy's daughter weighed just 3lb when she was born nine weeks early and he is now training for the Paris Marathon to fundraise for a neonatal sanctum and parents' room

Lauren McCarthy with her mother Aoife, father CJ, and sister Zara. Picture: CJ McCarthy/PA Wire

A Cork man whose daughter's life was saved by a midwifery team is embarking on a marathon effort to help build dedicated hospital rooms for the parents of stillborn and premature babies.

Lauren McCarthy was born nine weeks early, weighing just 3lb, after a midwife discovered an abnormal heart rate during an appointment for her mother Aoife, 33.