An out of court settlement has been made in a medical negligence case taken by Savita Halappanavar’s widower Praveen.

On October 21st 2012, Savita Halappanavar attended UHG complaining of back pain. She was 17 weeks pregnant with her first child and was told she was going to miscarry.

Her waters broke overnight but it would be another three days before she delivered the foetus.

A few days later, she died from multi-organ failure arising from septic shock and E.coli.

A jury in her inquest returned a unanimous verdict of death by medical misadventure and a HIQA report found a number of missed opportunities in the lead up to her death may have changed the outcome.

Her death made headlines around the world when it emerged she’d been refused a termination because the foetus still had a heartbeat.

Praveen claimed she’d been told it wasn’t allowed because Ireland was a catholic country.

His medical negligence case was due to get underway tomorrow but it’s been settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.

University Hospital Galway had previously apologised after a review found that “inadequate assessment and monitoring” contributed towards her death.