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. 2016 Jul 27;2(2):e36. doi: 10.2196/publichealth.5333

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©Sarah Meaney, Leanne Cussen, Richard A Greene, Keelin O'Donoghue. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (http://publichealth.jmir.org), 27.07.2016.

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Frequency of status updates by date and user: (1) Current affairs television program Primetime air the episode entitled Fatal Failures relating to a cluster of perinatal deaths in Portlaoise hospital in the Republic of Ireland; (2) Minster for Health makes an emotional statement after meeting the families who had a perinatal death and announces the investigation by the Chief Medical Officer; (3) A mother releases a statement that she was only made aware that an investigation was undertaken on the perinatal death as a result of the Primetime program; (4) Findings from the Chief Medical Officer’s report are published; (5) It is confirmed that an independent investigation of the hospital will be undertaken by the Health Information Quality Authority; (6) The Health Service Executive confirm that a perinatal death occurred in Portlaoise hospital on March 8, 2014.