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# Maternity services

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# Dublin
Pregnant woman couldn't avail of maternity care because she was registered as a man by the State
The woman is due her 12-week scan in two weeks for what is her first pregnancy.
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Jul 18th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Maternity services
Every Irish hospital to follow the same rules over maternity access by the end of the day, Donnelly says
Partners of expectant mothers were being refused access in certain hospitals.
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Jun 21st 2021, 6:55 PM
# Maternity services
Rally held to call for an end to Covid-19 restriction that stops women's partners attending births
The rally was held at the Coombe Maternity Hospital at 5pm.
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Dec 15th 2020, 10:05 PM
# Maternity services
HSE to allow partners of pregnant women to attend 20-week scan
Correspondence from women to the Department of Health have shown the distress the Covid-19 restriction caused.
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Dec 9th 2020, 8:55 AM
Voices
Opinion: 'For most women in rural Ireland there is no choice of maternity services'
The National Maternity Strategy recommendations have been watered down or sidelined, writes Dr Krysia Lynch of AIMS Ireland.
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Aug 22nd 2020, 7:30 PM
# ge2020
Q&A: Here's where Ireland's parties stand on women's healthcare ahead of the election
Where do the parties stand on issues like maternity and infant services, contraception and IVF?
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Feb 7th 2020, 12:29 PM
# Maternity services
HSE apologises to women callers to Joe Duffy's Liveline who shared their traumatic childbirth experiences
Over the last fortnight, many women have taken to the national airwaves to share their stories of childbirth.
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Apr 11th 2019, 1:41 PM
# Maternity services
Portiuncula Hospital review found 'serious management errors' made in cases of 10 babies
The report looked at 18 cases of maternity care at the Galway hospital.
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May 3rd 2018, 6:23 PM
# Maternity services
Long queues at Rotunda Hospital partly caused by new IT system
The hospital has received two complaints in relation to yesterday’s long waiting times.
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Dec 20th 2017, 9:42 PM
Voices
'This is not an abortion referendum, we need to stop calling it one'
Member of maternity services advocacy group argues that language in the 2018 referendum could alienate the many people who could have deciding vote.
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Sep 27th 2017, 8:15 PM
# i need more time
Harris asks for a month to consider all options for ownership of maternity hospital
Minister Simon Harris has said that a public ownership option is possible for the hospital.
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May 1st 2017, 8:04 AM
# big picture
Accused of being 'hapless, helpless and hopeless', Harris wants 'cool heads' on maternity hospital
Addressing doctors today, Minister Harris sought to provide assurances on the project.
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Apr 22nd 2017, 2:32 PM
# Maternity Hospital
Health Minister: 'I have heard people say that nuns will be running the hospital. Not true'
It was claimed that 300 people attended today’s lunchtime protest outside the Department of Health.
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Apr 20th 2017, 5:10 PM
# Sisters of Charity
Ex-hospital master to Simon Harris: 'Ask nuns about their plans for €300m hospital'
Dr. Peter Boylan says the minister must quiz the Sisters of Charity.
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Apr 20th 2017, 9:48 AM
# Maternity services
'Left to die alone': Premature baby spent final two hours in hospital sluice room
The report into two Manchester hospitals has found a string of alleged failings.
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Nov 24th 2016, 3:33 PM
# Miracle
Woman gives birth to baby that doctors told her had been dead for weeks
Aimee Nolan says she has still not received an explanation.
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Jun 9th 2015, 11:31 AM
# Maternity
Varadkar 'ashamed' of patient treatment at Portlaoise hospital
The Minister for Health met with bereaved parents last night to hear their stories.
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May 14th 2015, 9:00 PM
Voices
'Ireland over-medicalises birth - and it is terrifying mothers-to-be'
Dil Wickremasinghe, since she has become pregnant, has found the maternity system is fraught with fear and discourages women from making decisions about the birthing process.
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Apr 8th 2015, 10:43 AM
# UNCAT
'I was just 27 and I was butchered': Symphysiotomy survivors in their own words
The government has announced a redress scheme today. Here are the victims’ stories.
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Nov 6th 2014, 11:15 AM
# Symphysiotomy
€34 million redress scheme for Irish women whose pelvises were broken during childbirth
The Government has said that the payments will be ex-gratia – in other words, no blame admitted.
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Jul 1st 2014, 1:37 PM
# Maternity services
Taoiseach says Ireland is 'one of the safest places on the planet' to have a baby
Enda Kenny was speaking in the Dáil today about the national review of maternity services which he said will help maintain our reputation as a good place to have a baby.
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Jun 24th 2014, 9:55 PM
# health partnership
James Reilly denies there was conflict of interest in maternity services review
Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh said Noel Daly must “review his position” as chair of the West/North West Hospital Group after it emerged he co-founded the company conducting the review.
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May 30th 2014, 11:40 AM
# Leaked Report
Hospital staff warned not to reveal 'maternity unit closure until after elections', TD claims
The HSE had earlier moved to downplay fears that a review of maternity services could result in closures.
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May 15th 2014, 10:40 AM
# UNCAT
Symphysiotomy victims tell the UN about cruel and barbaric childbirth operations
The survivors have brought their search for justice to the United Nations Committee Against Torture.
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Mar 11th 2014, 11:00 AM
Voices
Column: New HSE plans will further limit women’s choices in childbirth
Last summer, the Minister for Health endorsed home birth and said more women should be offered the choice of giving birth at home – but new HSE guidelines will have the opposite effect, Eva-Louise Goussot writes.
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Mar 18th 2013, 7:00 AM