Should home births be made more freely available? An obstetrician and a doula debate

A recent HSE audit recommended that no-one who lived more than 30 minutes’ blue light distance from a maternity unit should ...
Irish Central

Ireland’s historic Birth Information and Tracing Act signed into law

Ireland's Birth and Information Tracing Act 2022 has been signed into law, providing right of access to birth certificates, birth, and early life information for all persons who were adopted, boarded ...

Home-birth system is a ‘risk to patient safety’, audit finds

The current home-birth system in Ireland creates a “risk to patient safety”, an internal health audit has found. The Health ...
Time

These Three Irish Sisters Just Gave Birth at The Same Hospital on The Same Day

Three sisters all gave birth on Tuesday at the same hospital in Ireland, an event that the Irish press is calling “incredible and rare.” “We just never realized it would all happen on the one day,” ...
RTÉ Ireland

Home birth governance creating risks for expectant mothers - HSE

Weaknesses in the governance of the current home birth system creates a risk for expectant mothers and their babies, ...
Irish Central

Irish setter gives birth to a record-matching litter of 16 puppies

An Irish setter has given birth to 16 puppies, the same number of pups as the record Irish setter litter registered with the Kennel Club. Four-year-old Amelia, gave birth by cesarean at Seadown ...