The husband of Savita Halappanavar has received the report by a HSE-appointed inquiry team into the circumstances surrounding his wife's death last October.

The final draft of the report was presented to Mr Halappanavar through his solicitor, Gerard O'Donnell.

Ms Halappanavar was 17 weeks pregnant when she died from septicaemia at Galway University Hospital, having reportedly been refused a termination. 

Mr O'Donnell said the report contained significant recommendations which if implemented would go a long way to ensuring that such an incident would not happen again. 

Praveen Halappanavar has been invited to make an input into the final report if necessary and to meet the inquiry chairman, Prof Sabaratnam Arulkumaran.

It is expected that a decision will be made by Monday by Mr Halappanavar and his advisers on whether to make any input into the report.

A coroner's inquest into Ms Halappanavar's death is due to resume on Monday April 8. The final version of the report may be published before then, and its availability would obviously be of benefit to the inquest, although a definite publication date has yet to be confirmed.

Heath Minisiter James Reilly has said he wants to bring the final report to Cabinet before it is published.

A previously leaked draft of the report indicated Ms Halappanavar's request for a termination should have been considered a number of days before she died following a miscarriage.

However, staff reportedly indicated that they could not carry out a termination as their 'hands were tied' legally on the matter.

The leaked draft report said the serious infection which led to Savita's death was not diagnosed for three days.

Indications are the final report is likely to substantially confirm Praveen Halappanavar's account of the circumstances leading to his wife's death, including the reason why a termination was refused.