The HSE Savita report.

Which finds

When Mrs Halappanavar and her husband Praveen inquired about the possibility of having a termination of pregnancy, this was not offered or considered possible by the clinical team until the afternoon of 24 October, due to their assessment of the legal context in which their clinical professional judgement was to be exercised.

From the time of her admission, up to the morning of 24 October, the clinical management plan for the patient centred on the approach to “await events” and to monitor the foetal heart in case an accelerated delivery might be possible, once the foetal heart stopped.

The report says that awaiting events is clinically appropriate – provided it is not a risk to the mother or the foetus.

It concludes that proper monitoring and evaluation of the changing clinical presentation along with investigations would likely have lead to reconsideration of the need to expedite delivery.

Delaying adequate treatment, including expediting delivery in such situations, can be fatal.

Gravity Of Savita Case Not Recognised (RTE)

Report here

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