A solicitor representing the family of a woman who died following childbirth in UHK says the detail will be crucial in a proposed HSE review into baby and maternal deaths.
Conor Murphy was speaking after the HSE announced it will begin the review later this year.
Mr Murphy also confirmed the family of Tatenda Mukwata has finally received a HSE report into her death, almost 18 months after it was originally due.
The HSE has announced it will this year begin a confidential review into baby and maternal deaths during childbirth, covering the years 2021 to 2023.
Tatenda Mukwata died in University Hospital Kerry in April 2022, just hours after giving birth by C-section to a healthy baby girl.
An inquest last September concluded the Zimbabwe-born woman, who had lived in direct provision in Kenmare with her three daughters, died by medical misadventure.
Solicitor for Ms Mukwata’s family, Conor Murphy, says he hopes that the terms of reference for this review are framed in consultation with families, and address the disproportionate number of women of colour affected.
Conor Murphy also confirmed that Ms Mukwata’s family has finally received a report from the HSE into her death.
