A coroner found missed chances to prevent a large baby's death due to a ruptured uterus in Ireland.

A coroner's inquiry found "missed opportunities" that could have prevented the death of a large baby named Rú. The baby died in 2020 after her mother's uterus ruptured during labor at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar, Ireland. A planned growth scan was not performed, which would have alerted doctors to the baby's large size. The hospital apologized and a verdict of medical misadventure was recorded.

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