Water births are set to make a comeback in Ireland following a long-term suspension across the country after numerous incidents.
After the tragic death of a baby in a birthing pool in the late 2000s, water births were suspended in all Irish hospitals as well as being used for home births.
Those expecting children were allowed to use birthing pools during the labouring phase of their birth but were required to leave the pool to deliver the baby., our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda has re-introduced the option for water births after The Coombe Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Dublin and Wexford General Hospital both reintroduced this as an option.
There are currently labouring pools in only 11 of the 19 maternity units across the country and only three allow for water births. In 2020, the HSE “temporarily paused” water births in the public home birth service, stating there was “a small number of incidents”. An inquest concluded earlier this year that this was due to the death of a baby who was delivered in a birthing pool after the baby contracted an undetected Group Strep B infection.activeFeature-homepageReady to start therapy? Here are some helpful tips to begin your journeyVicky Pattison bravely opens up about her PMDD diagnosisParents can now register for free GP care for children aged 6 and 7
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