Concern raised about impact of maternity restrictions The Psychological Society of Ireland has expressed concern about the implications of continued maternity restrictions on parents and infants during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ireland • 18 Aug 21
HSE urges people to consider career in midwifery On International Day of the Midwife, the HSE is encouraging people to consider training and working in what it says is a "rewarding" and "joyful" … Health • 05 May 21
Varadkar will consider extension to maternity leave A temporary extension to maternity leave will be considered by the Government after a petition was handed into the Dáil by new mothers. Ireland • 11 Jun 20
Paternity benefit uptake below 60% of maternity benefit The take-up rate of paternity benefit was below 60% that of maternity benefit in 2019, according to the findings of a new report by the … Business • 02 Jun 20
36% of women did not get foetal anomaly scan Around 36% (23,300) of women who attended antenatal services in Ireland last year did not receive a foetal anomaly ultrasound, a leading professor of Obstetrics … News • 16 Feb 17
Limerick hospital rolls out baby box scheme Babies born at University Maternity Hospital, Limerick are the first in Ireland to take part in a new initiative aimed at reducing infant deaths. News • 23 Sep 16
Small hospitals cannot sustain maternity services An independent review of maternity services at South Tipperary General Hospital in Clonmel and Cavan General Hospital has found they cannot sustain services as currently … News • 30 Sep 15
Maternity services 'need 57% more consultants' The Master of the Rotunda Maternity Hospital has told the Joint Committee on Health and Children that maternity services in Ireland require a 57% increase … News • 24 Sep 15
Irish maternity services on par with other nations Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said Ireland is on par- or slightly better than- most developed countries in terms of maternity services, despite some … News • 12 Jun 15
67 'extreme incidents' in maternity hospitals There were 67 “extreme incidents” that led to permanent incapacity or death in maternity hospitals across the country last year, according to figures from the … News • 12 Jun 15
Call for more senior trained doctors and midwives The Master of the National Maternity Hospital at Holles Street in Dublin has said the way to better maternity services in Ireland is to increase … News • 18 May 15
No decision on maternity services in west The HSE's West/North West Hospitals Group has said no decision has been made to close or reconfigure maternity services in the region. News • 14 May 14
Gilmore reassures women over maternity services Tánaiste Eamonn Gilmore has sought to reassure women due to give birth following revelations in an RTÉ investigation into maternity care at the Midland Regional … News • 02 Feb 14
HSE to seek increased maternity staffing levels Minister for Health James Reilly has said he wants to make clear that no staffing issue can explain away the lack of basic clinical care … News • 10 Oct 13
Proposal to allow sharing of maternity leave Women with newborn babies will be able to return to work earlier by sharing part of their statutory maternity leave with the father of the … News • 11 Jul 13
Larger babies more likely to be obese as adults The Master of the National Maternity Hospital on Holles Street in Dublin has warned that very large babies have a much greater chance of being … News • 21 Sep 12
