# Maternity

All time

# redress scheme

Over 70,000 sign petition to prevent Sisters of Charity becoming owners of maternity hospital

The Department of Health has insisted the new hospital will be independently run.

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Apr 19th 2017, 4:15 PM

# christmas gift

Busy Coombe Hospital welcomes seven babies to the world on Christmas Day

Little Sean Kelly-Murray was the first to arrive.

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Dec 26th 2016, 11:27 AM

# not fit for purpose

Inspection finds operating department at Coombe maternity hospital not fit for purpose

The operating theatres, staff facilities and the storage of sterile supplies were all criticised.

12.2k

Nov 16th 2016, 7:25 PM

# Baghdad

At least 12 newborn babies killed in fire at maternity hospital in Iraq

Electrical fires are common in the Iraqi capital and elsewhere across the country because of shoddy maintenance and poor wiring.

10.6k

Aug 10th 2016, 9:51 AM

# Childbirth

One third of women have their baby by caesarean section

A new report into maternity services says there are a number of reasons.

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Mar 17th 2016, 11:41 AM

# Maternal Health

Weight gain between pregnancies linked to increased risk of stillbirth and infant death

Babies of mothers who gain more than 11kg between pregnancies have about a 50% greater risk of their baby dying in the first four weeks of life.

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Dec 3rd 2015, 6:10 AM

Voices

Consultant turned tap and pregnant woman told, 'That’s the volume of blood that will gush out of you'

Dil Wickremasinghe writes about how she was treated by doctors when she opted for a home birth.

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Sep 1st 2015, 8:00 AM

Voices

12 things I wish someone had told me before having kids

You can live without sleep, but you cannot live without coffee, writes Claire Micks.

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Aug 18th 2015, 8:00 AM

# Musical Chairs

Dublin's three maternity hospitals are being moved to pastures new

Planning permission for three new sites at major adult teaching hospitals will be submitted in the next 18 months.

36.0k

Jun 30th 2015, 3:20 PM

# TWINNIES

Why are A LOT more twins and triplets being born in Ireland?

There has been a 36% increase in the number of twins born in Ireland over the period of a decade.

56.1k

Jun 28th 2015, 9:00 PM

# Portlaoise

'Urgent' action needed to prevent further baby deaths

Parents’ concerns were addressed in only a minority of maternity cases assessed in a new HSE review.

8.5k

Jun 22nd 2015, 4:17 PM

# Employment rights

Woman overlooked for promotion due to maternity leave awarded €70k

The employee says the insurance company said ‘bring it on’ when she said she would go to the Equality Tribunal.

42.6k

Jun 19th 2015, 8:23 PM

# Health

There were nearly 70 cases of death or incapacitation in Irish maternity hospitals last year

One woman’s diagnosis of septicaemia was missed.

10.0k

Jun 12th 2015, 7:20 AM

# Breakthrough

Woman gives birth to baby using ovarian tissue frozen when she was a child

The woman had fragments of her ovary frozen before undergoing chemotherapy at the age of 14.

9.6k

Jun 10th 2015, 4:03 PM

# not impressed

Decision to outsource surgery at Portlaoise "threatens existence of hospital"

The news that complex surgery will no longer be performed at Portlaoise follows last month’s highly critical HIQA report into the standard of care at the hospital.

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Jun 3rd 2015, 5:35 PM

Voices

'Ireland's maternity units are facing chronic and dangerous understaffing'

Maternity staff are being asked to deal with far, far more births than they can safely handle in hospitals up and down the country.

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May 24th 2015, 8:45 AM

# Midland Regional Hospital

'They were lied to': Health Minister speaks out over baby deaths

The Health Minister Leo Varadkar has spoken out about the findings in HIQA’s report on the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.

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May 17th 2015, 8:25 PM

# Maternity

Varadkar 'ashamed' of patient treatment at Portlaoise hospital

The Minister for Health met with bereaved parents last night to hear their stories.

18.8k

May 14th 2015, 9:00 PM

# Tragic

Investigation after another newborn baby dies at Cavan Hospital

The newborn baby died at the maternity unit in the hospital on Tuesday afternoon.

22.8k

May 13th 2015, 4:15 PM

# vital services

All seven of Jacqui's children have been born prematurely

“You’re waiting for the cry and it doesn’t arrive.”

32.5k

Apr 19th 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

# Portiuncula Hospital

Couple who lost two babies at Portiuncula Hospital hope review will help other parents

Lorraine and Warren Reilly asked that the deaths of their two girls be considered in he current HSE review of maternity services.

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Feb 12th 2015, 9:45 PM

Bosses aren't happy about proposals to give dads two weeks paid paternity leave

Last night Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he was confident this provision would be included in the Family Leave Bill.

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Jan 21st 2015, 7:00 PM

# Maternity Care

Six of seven maternity units have "deficits" in tests rolled out after Savita death

The I-MEWS system was established in the wake of the death of Savita Halappanavar.

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Jan 19th 2015, 5:26 PM

# Maternity

'Never again': New guidelines introduced after Savita's tragic death

An early warning system in maternity hospitals is to be standardised.

10.8k

Nov 26th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Pregnancy

Ireland is NOT one of the safest places on the planet to have a baby

A UN report shows thirty countries with a lower maternal mortality rate.

23.4k

Nov 18th 2014, 7:00 AM

# RIP

Candlelight vigils will mark second anniversary of Savita's death

The vigils will take place in Dublin and Galway.

5.6k

Oct 28th 2014, 8:29 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you agree with companies paying to freeze female workers' eggs?

Is it a proactive idea or bad message?

12.7k

Oct 17th 2014, 9:38 AM

# Memorial Service

'Losing three babies is an experience that will stay with me forever'

Parents who have lost children will come together for a remembrance service in Cork this evening.

10.4k

Oct 10th 2014, 7:30 AM

# Childbirth

"Time of the essence" in symphysiotomy redress as three survivors die

The three deaths have occurred since the scheme was announced in July.

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Sep 26th 2014, 10:30 PM

# state ownership

They were coy about it, but the HSE has confirmed how much Mount Carmel cost them

€11 million, but “some renovation” is needed.

14.0k

Sep 8th 2014, 6:05 PM

# Belly up

This guy's pregnant wife didn't want to take maternity photos... so he took her place

Hero.

4.3k

Jul 30th 2014, 11:33 AM

# Human Rights

UN tells Ireland to open an investigation into symphysiotomy

The human rights committee also said that those who carried out the procedures without consent should be prosecuted, where possible.

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Jul 24th 2014, 1:31 PM

# Stillbirth

Urgent need for bereavement training for chaplains in maternity hospitals

The UCC report states the care provided to families following the death of a baby influences their grief journey and plays a key part in their overall recovery.

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Jul 23rd 2014, 7:00 AM

# Symphysiotomy

Symphysiotomy couple want to find their child's burial place

There will be no closure with money – only with finding out where their child’s remains are.

9.1k

Jul 2nd 2014, 6:15 AM

# state files

Here's a list of maternity homes in Ireland in 1947

Under the Maternity Homes Act 1934 every local authority in Ireland had to register the maternity homes in the county with the Department of Health.

30.8k

Jun 22nd 2014, 8:45 AM

# Conflict of Interest

James Reilly should not oversee review of maternity services appointment - Adams

Sinn Féin’s leader said there is a conflict of interest for the director of the West/North West Hospital Group, Noel Daly.

7.1k

Jun 11th 2014, 1:26 PM

# Delivery Team

The new National Maternity Hospital will open in 2019 - and here's who's designing it

It is expected that construction work will commence in 2016 and the hospital will be complete in 2019.

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May 13th 2014, 10:40 PM

# Baby deaths

Prime Time investigation reveals details of fifth baby death at Portlaoise Hospital

Amy Delahunt and Ollie Kelly were told by the hospital that they would have to request the review into the death of their daughter under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Apr 3rd 2014, 10:38 PM

# Baby deaths

HSE replaces management at Portlaoise hospital in response to baby deaths

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation said today that a staffing deficit in the hospital’s maternity unit means employees are facing double the workload.

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Feb 28th 2014, 4:43 PM