A Cluster Of Stillbirths Among Covid Positive Women

Published: March 5, 2021, 7:45 a.m.

A cluster of covid-positive women experienced still births earlier this year.  HSE maternity staff were issued an alert yesterday after coroners identified coronavirus infection of the placenta as factor in four still births in January and February.  Professor Peter McKenna, Head of the HSE Women and Infant's health programme spoke to Ciara this morning.   Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.     Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.