More than one in 10 children admitted to mother and baby homes died, report finds
The Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea, Tipperary, which was a mother and baby home operated by the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary from 1930 to 1970
Michael McHugh, Press Association
12 January, 2021 17:15
More than one in 10 children admitted to the Republic of Ireland's mother and baby homes died, a report has said.
The major causes of death were respiratory infections and gastroenteritis, an independent commission which investigated the "appalling" toll said.
It added: "The absence of professional staff, combined with what must be acknowledged as a general indifference to the fate of the children who were born in mother and baby homes, contributed to the appalling levels of infant mortality."