A Medical Council inquiry has resumed into the case of baby Mark Molloy, who died at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise on 24 January 2012.
He was born by caesarean section to parents Roísín and Mark Molloy from Offaly and died about 22 minutes after birth.
Mrs Molloy told the inquiry today that she had been told by Dr A before delivery that baby Mark was not in distress.
Dr A, who the inquiry has asked not be named, is facing seven allegations of professional misconduct and or poor professional performance.
He is a registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology and has rejected the allegations against him.
It is alleged that he failed to adequately interpret the CTG, which records the foetal heartbeat, and that he retrospectively amended the description note on the graph from 'satisfactory' to 'unsatisfactory'.
Dr A has admitted to changing the CTG record, but says he did not know it was inappropriate, or that he should have signed and dated the change.
It is also alleged that he failed to make arrangements for an urgent delivery, or consult with the on-call consultant in good time.
Dr A is representing himself and today is day two of the inquiry.
Last week, it heard from Mrs Molloy who said there had been no audible alarms or sense of panic before birth by C section.
In further evidence today, she said that she had earlier been told by Dr A that baby Mark was not in distress.
Mrs Molloy said that no-one explained to her what was going on after baby Mark was born at 9.31am.
She later learned that she was also ill and needed a blood transfusion.
Mrs Molloy said it was very difficult after baby Mark's death, as she was sick and had to stay in hospital for a time.
Other medical and nursing staff are due to give evidence and, at the request of the inquiry, will also not be identified.
Mrs Molloy told the inquiry she was informed that baby Mark had been a stillbirth but she later went on to investigate this claim.
She discovered that baby Mark was alive at birth but had been recorded as stillborn.
The coroner was also notified it had been a stillbirth.
Mrs Molloy said she met 'Witness Four' on 9 February 2012 and was shown the CTG trace for baby Mark.
She said it was a supportive meeting and 'Witness Four' advised the family to get a good solicitor.
At a meeting with hospital management on 28 February 2012, Mrs Molloy said the hospital said it had no policy procedures on investigations. The hospital said it would carry out an internal investigation.
Mark Molloy told the inquiry that, after baby Mark’s death, the family were hoping the cause was because "his little heart was not for this world".
But when the family learned he had died due to a lack of oxygen, that changed everything.
They sought the hospital records under the Freedom of Information Act. It was clear it was a neonatal death, not a stillbirth as recorded.
Mr Molloy said this was important, as there was no automatic entitlement to an inquest in the case of a stillbirth, which was different in the case of a neonatal death.
He said that, ultimately, the inquest recorded death due to medical misadventure and a neonatal death.
