Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising this extremely serious issue. The review of the neonatal subgaleal haemorrhages in 2022 was undertaken because the management team in University Hospital Galway maternity services observed through the clinical governance processes that there had been an increase in the incidence of this type of haemorrhage in newborn babies from previous years. While this increase was well within the reported range in the international literature, the management team in UHG decided to undertake an audit of the nine cases. The aim of the audit was to provide insights into trends, root causes and potential areas of improvement. I take on board what the Deputy has said. I will bring it back to the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, and I will ask him to respond to the Deputy in writing.

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