After Savita Halappanavar, an Indian dentist who was pregnant, died at University Hospital Galway in Ireland, the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has launched an investigation to figure out the reasons behind the death.

Savita, 17-week pregnant, died on October 28; she was under-treatment for miscarriage. Her husband, Praveen Halappanavar, said they had asked hospital a number of times to terminate the pregnancy but the officials denied their plea saying that fetus was still having heartbeat.

On Friday, the HIQA launched an investigation against the same to determine the safety, quality and standard of the services being delivered to the patients at the hospital. The investigation will analyze the patient care, including that given to pregnant ladies as well as the diagnosis and management of patients with sepsis.

The terms of reference may be extended if some serious risk shall be reported at the hospital and the reports will be published in lieu to improve the safety and quality of services at the hospital.

"It will be accountable, transparent and we will get to the bottom of what happened", said Dr. Ciaran MacLoughlin, the Galway coroner who has asked the inquiry to be made in early January.