Canning case just won’t go away

MATERNAL care in this country was under the microscope last week with the inquest into the death of Sally Rowlette.

She died on February 5 last year in Sligo Regional Hospital after suffering complications in the aftermath of the birth of her fourth child. The inquest returned a verdict of death by medical misadventure.

Last week’s proceedings were marked by the heart rending scenes of her bereaved husband Seán attending in pursuit of answers. Mrs Rowlette is the sixth woman to have died in controversial circumstances in recent years during or soon after childbirth in Irish maternal hospitals.