Praveen 'eternally grateful' to intensive-care team who treated Savita
Savita Halappavar's inquest heard today about her final days and hours in intensive care before her death from septicaemia at Galway University Hospital last October.
Earlier, her husband Praveen expressed surprise and gratitude at a midwife's admission that she had told Savita her pregnancy could not be terminated because this is a Catholic country.
Lawyers for Praveen expressed his "eternal gratitude" to members of the intensive care team who treated his wife Savita for severe sepsis.
Savita's death in the ICU unit at Galway University Hospital was recorded at 1.09am on Sunday October 28 last, nearly four days after she miscarried her baby.
Earlier Praveen forgave the midwife Ann Maria Burke, who told his wife that her pregnancy could not be terminated because Ireland is a Catholic country.
"It gives some comfort that the truth is coming out," he said.
The inquest also heard that there were eight retrospective entries made to Savita's medical notes, some of which were added to "provide more information on a serious tragedy".
The hospital's lawyers say all entries were clearly marked as retrospective and no original entries were deleted.
The inquest resumes tomorrow.
