Leona Cusack inquest: Pregnant woman (33) was flagged for sepsis but not given medication in time, inquest told

Leona Cusack, from Co Clare, died of cardiac respiratory failure after breach of HSE protocol

Leona Cusack

A woman who was flagged at two ­Limerick hospitals for sepsis, but who was not given the prescribed medication in time, died from cardiac respiratory failure a day after suffering a miscarriage, an inquest into her death heard yesterday.

Leona Cusack (33), of Ballycasey, Co Clare, might have survived if she had received a “broad spectrum” of anti­biotics. She died on February 18, 2024.