An inquest has resumed into the death of a baby boy a few days after his birth at the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar in 2015.
Baby Stevie Cullivan was born on 28 April to Mrs Sandra Cullivan, Longwood, Co Meath.
He was transferred to the Rotunda Hospital and died there on 30 April.
Mary Keegan, clinical midwife manager at Mullingar hospital, told the Dublin District Coroner's Court she got a call to the labour ward from a midwife at 9.50pm seeking advice about the case.
On examination by other staff, Mrs Cullivan had been found not to be in established labour but was in distress.
Ms Keegan recommended a CTG and pain relief.
A CTG records the fetal heartbeat and uterine contractions during pregnancy.
Later it was decided to transfer Ms Cullivan to the labour ward as she was in distress and in labour.
Ms Keegan said she assisted in the resuscitation of baby Stevie after birth just before midnight on 28 April.
Yesterday, Ms Cullivan explained that she had called her baby Stevie, after her husband, who had died of a heart attack five months earlier.
Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dr Mamoun Bereir said Mrs Cullivan was a high-risk patient as she had been induced.
He told the inquest that around 11.42pm there were abnormal features on the CTG scan.
His view then was more time should be given to see how the labour progressed.
Dr Bereir said he was not aware at that time, that Ms Cullivan had been given the pain killer pethidine.
He said she was a high-risk patient as she had been induced.
He told the inquest that around 11.42pm there were abnormal features on the CTG scan.
His view then was more time should be given to see how the labour progressed.
Dr Bereir said he was not aware, at that time, Ms Cullivan had been given the pain killer pethidine.
Paediatric senior house officer, Dr Claire Hannon said she got bleeped when she was in the Mullingar emergency department to come over and help.
She said the baby was in the poorest condition she had come across after delivery.
Dr Hannon took over stimulation of baby Stevie.
She said the midwives were not anticipating the baby to be in such a condition after delivery.
Dr Michael O'Grady, consultant paediatrician at Mullingar, told the inquest he was called into the hospital about seven minutes after midnight and was there in about ten minutes.
He said the paediatric team were not aware that an extremely sick baby would be delivered.
Dr O'Grady said Mullingar dealt with around 2,500 births a year.
He said two or three babies a year would require advanced resuscitation.
Dr Emma Doyle, pathologist at the Rotunda Hospital, examined baby Stevie after death.
She said her findings showed severe hypoxia in the brain - evidence of a lack of oxygen.
Dr Doyle said it was due to an unestablished acute event, which occurred less than five days previous.
The inquest has now heard from all witnesses.
It has adjourned until 15 November, to hear legal submissions and coroner Dr Myra Cullinane will then deliver a verdict.
