A senior nurse on duty during the delivery of baby Mark Molloy, who died in Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, said she was worried that a doctor was not giving staff instructions during a critical stage. The nurse, a shift leader, told a fitness-to-practise inquiry “there wasn’t anything being said and no sign of a baby being delivered” despite mother Róisín Molloy being fully dilated at the time. She initially spoke with a midwife in the office who “appeared to me to be anxious” about the condition of Mrs Molloy, the inquiry was told. When she went into the labour room there were two midwives already there and Dr A, who was performing an examination on Mrs Molloy. Mrs Molloy was in the corridor and was being taken to the theatre by the two midwives.

Source: The Irish Times February 13, 2018 19:30 UTC