Tributes have poured in for a mother who died after giving birth at her home in Co Limerick, and which has led to a suspension of homebirth services pending a HSE review of the circumstances that led to the tragedy.
The deceased mother, named locally as Laura Liston, in her 30s, from Dunnaman, Croom, Co Limerick, and Tubbercurry, Co Sligo, died after giving birth to her first child, a son, Shay, in Croom, on June 5.
A statement released Friday by the UL Hospitals Group, which did not identify Ms Liston, read: “We can confirm that we have temporarily suspended the home birth service in the Mid-West following a recent maternal death. The staff of UL Hospitals Group and of the home birth service would like to extend profound sympathies to the family involved on their devastating loss.”
