maternity restrictions

Campaigners are calling for better maternity care in Ireland. Campaigners are urging the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly to lift remaining maternity restrictions. The #BetterMaternityCare campaigners issued a statement about the restrictions that are causing extreme distress. Despite Minister Donnelly’s claims, restrictions still remain in place in multiple hospitals. Campaigners stated: “Minister Stephen Donnelly had […]

3 years ago

How much longer will we see women’s health deprioritised in Ireland? Welcome back to The Mothership. On this episode, we’re talking about the undeniable gender imbalance that exists in many areas of Irish healthcare. Irish people are currently fighting for change in areas like maternity restrictions and the ongoing issue around abortion access but, as […]

4 years ago

Maternity restrictions will likely remain in place for some time. According to reports, there is no “definitive plan” to lift the remaining restrictions. There has been a huge uproar over the maternity restrictions in Ireland, especially because of the impact they have on expectant women. Speaking about the maternity restrictions, campaigner Linda Kelly said this […]

4 years ago

It has affected one ward. New and increased visitor restrictions and infection control measures have been put in place in University Maternity Hospital Limerick after an outbreak of Covid-19 at the inpatient wards. Access to the wards for support partners is now “limited to one two-hour slot per day between the hours of 2pm and […]

4 years ago

“That is my fear, what if he missed the birth of his baby!” The strain and worry pregnant people are being forced to deal with because of Ireland’s maternity restrictions are hard to wrap your head around. The sheer stress alone is something no expectant-mum should have to deal with. Far too many people are […]

5 years ago

Maternity campaigners have called on the Minister to speak to them. Minister Stephen Donnelly claims his department is doing “absolutely everything we can” to resolve the maternity restrictions in Ireland. The Health Minister’s statement comes after a woman went through labour in the car park of the Coombe. Breege O’Connor told The Journal she went […]

5 years ago