A suicidal Irish teenager has given birth to a baby three weeks after it was legally decided to allow her to terminate her seven-month pregnancy.

The distressed 16-year-old was put in a psychiatric hospital when she was seeking an abortion but was later discharged as it was determined she had no mental health disorder, days after being legally granted a termination on “suicide” grounds.

The baby is now living with the girl and her mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons.

Psychiatrists assessing the girl under separate laws over a 48-hour period gave seemingly contradictory views on the girl’s mental health and caused outrage on social media.