The State’s exposure to compensation settlements arising from negligent birth injuries is now larger than the cost of running maternity services, new research has revealed.
Lessons have not been learned despite numerous inquiries and court cases in which unacceptable deficiencies in care have been identified, according to research by academics at UCD, UCC and Trinity College.
They found the average cost of delivering a baby in Ireland during the past five years stood at €3,324. But when the State’s liability for birth injuries is factored in, the average cost more that doubled.
The research found the State faced an estimated €2.375bn in liabilities for negligent birth injuries over the past decade. This works out at an additional cost of €3,680 for every child born in that period.
Mother dies from COVID-19 weeks after giving birth to 3rd child By KCAL/KCBS Staff | January 18, 2021 at 2:32 AM EST - Updated January 18 at 2:32 AM
FONTANA, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) - A California family is in mourning after the death of a 27-year-old mother of three. She lost the battle with COVID-19 just weeks after giving birth.
Nicolas Shaw is raising his three young daughters, one just weeks old, as a single dad after losing his wife, 27-year-old Leslie Shaw, to COVID-19. Leslie Shaw, 27, died from COVID-19 nearly two weeks after a C-section delivery of her third daughter. She never got to meet the newborn. (Source: GoFundMe)