Home births advocate Canning dies after cancer battle

In 2014, her indemnity insurance to practice as a midwife was withdrawn by the HSE, pending an investigation into two alleged safety risks.

A number of investigations exonerated Ms Canning's midwifery practices and she was allowed to practice again in 2016. She sued the HSE and when her cancer became terminal she asked her legal team to settle the case, so that she could use the compensation to get access to the drug Pembro, which costs €6,000 a dose."It is a relief to wake in the knowledge that I do not have to fight any more: for my livelihood, my good name, my vocation. I have the peace of mind I longed for.

In one of her final posts on social media, Ms Canning said: "Every woman has the right to be supported by her healthcare providers in the birth of her choosing...You were born to do this."

May she rest in peace. Another amazing woman gone from this life far too soon.

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