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The main purpose of the foetal anomaly scan is to screen for structural foetal abnormalities

36% of women did not get foetal anomaly scan

News / 16 Feb 17

John Óg Cunningham snuggled safely in his Baby Box at UMHL

Limerick hospital rolls out baby box scheme

News / 23 Sep 16

Review also comments on morale and mood among staff at Cavan General Hospital

Small hospitals cannot sustain maternity services

News / 30 Sep 15

Today issues that led to an inability to recruit and retain staff were outlined

Maternity services 'need 57% more consultants'

News / 24 Sep 15

Leo Varadkar said he believes women need to be offered more more midwifery-led services

Irish maternity services on par with other nations

News / 12 Jun 15

One of the new cases highlighted occurred in Cavan General Hospital

67 'extreme incidents' in maternity hospitals

News / 12 Jun 15

Dr Rhona Mahony said maternity services in Ireland rely heavily on non-consultant hospital doctors

Call for more senior trained doctors and midwives

News / 18 May 15

A review of existing maternity services is under way at hospitals in the West/North West area

No decision on maternity services in west

News / 14 May 14

Eamon Gilmore said Ireland is among the safest countries in the world to give birth

Gilmore reassures women over maternity services

News / 02 Feb 14

The HIQA report found there were several missed opportunities that could have saved Savita Halappanavar's life

HSE to seek increased maternity staffing levels

News / 10 Oct 13

The bill would allow women to share part of their statutory maternity leave

Proposal to allow sharing of maternity leave

News / 11 Jul 13

Dr Rhona Mahony said there has been a gradual increase in the size of newborn babies

Larger babies more likely to be obese as adults

News / 21 Sep 12

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