This is because only the deaths of babies weighing over 2.5kg (5.5lbs) are declared on HSE monthly Maternity Patient Safety ...

Clinicians in Ireland are warning about a spate of stillbirths in the first few months of 2021 that they have linked to SARS-CoV-2 infections. There were six women in the country who suffered ...

Maternity services reform advocates have backed a call for an independent review into stillbirths at Mayo University Hospital ...

‘#AI may be the key to preventing #stillbirths. A new model can detect hidden signs of risk that even experienced clinicians miss. #pregnancycomplications’ Foetal sex, presence or absence of ...

However, this progress is not uniform across Europe. Most countries have seen rates drop to below three stillbirths per 1000 live births, while in some countries the rate is stagnating or rising.

The figures come despite improving numbers overall, with some 610 fewer stillbirths in 2019 than in 2013. The Mbrace report found babies of mothers living in deprived areas are at higher risk of ...

The HSE has confirmed it cannot publish "comprehensive" reports once reviews of the delivery of 9 babies at Portiuncula ...