CUMH apologises to parents of stillborn baby as inquest returns narrative verdict

CUMH’s own internal review subsequently identified delayed recognition of worsening cholestasis, together with missed opportunities for escalation and intervention

Amy and Jason Barry, parents of baby Connie, outside the courthouse on Washington St in Cork City following an inquest into their son’s death at birth at CUMH. Picture: Chani Anderson

Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) has apologised to the parents of a baby boy who was stillborn days before a planned induction, after “missed opportunities” in the management of his mother’s worsening condition.

The inquest, in the Cork City coroner’s court, into the death of baby Connie Barry heard that the pregnancy had become complicated by worsening intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, a liver condition associated with an increased risk of stillbirth.