First babies born on Christmas Day bring festive joy to families
Last Christmas Day, 75 babies – 38 boys and 37 girls – were born in the State, according to the CSO
Rotunda Hospital
Latest news about the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
New measures implemented after baby’s death: ‘It had been a long labour, the ward was empty and I remember feeling very much alone’
Baby Ollie Buckley died at the Rotunda Hospital in September 2022 and his death was recorded as sudden unexplained postnatal collapse
Long-lost story by Dracula author Bram Stoker unearthed at National Library of Ireland
Gibbet Hill, the Irish writer’s macabre tale of a man set upon by strange children at the site of a real murder, was discovered by Dublin researcher Brian Cleary
Hospitals want Coalition to set out funding over several years as in case of RTÉ
Voluntary hospitals also warn on cost of boosting cybersecurity and weight of accumulated deficits of more than €340m
Rotunda Hospital continued to employ man after finding of sexual harassment, tribunal told
The complainant (19) told her line manager that the male employee had ‘come up against her or touched her, touched off her’ while she was folding scrubs
Rotunda Hospital in €4.275m deal for Cavendish Row Georgians
Move follows hospital’s recent opening of maternity outpatient services unit at Clerys Quarter on O’Connell Street
Large public hospitals warn they could have to curtail or close services as deficits exceed €340m
Voluntary hospitals tell HSE they are facing ‘critical liquidity issues’
Man with cerebral palsy settles High Court action over his birth circumstances for €9m
Mother tells court during case against Rotunda Hospital that her son cannot tell the time and is unable to look after himself
Sexual assault units: ‘This will be one of the most traumatic events in their lives’
Many young women still don’t report sexual violence perpetrated by men they know, even though they may tell their friends about it
More forensic suites needed in sexual assault treatment units, clinical lead says
Data shows more than 1,000 people attended SATUs last year, with 21% of those under 18 years of age
Child with rare chromosome disorder settles case over birth circumstances
Ella Dowling (10) suffered brain damage allegedly caused by lack of oxygen to brain during birth in Rotunda Hospital
Nearly a fifth of male sexual assault victims felt ‘spiked’ beforehand - study
New research shows 24% increase in men attending sexual assault treatment units in Republic
Master of Rotunda: ‘The amount of social deprivation on the north side of Dublin has been an eye-opener’
Prof Sean Daly says night of Dublin riots had a huge impact on hospital, with 17 babies born during the trouble
Some Rotunda staff commuting from Spain due to cost of living in Ireland, says hospital master
Staff travelling from continent stay in nurses’ accommodation at the hospital dating back to the 1930s
What is and isn’t open for business in Dublin today
Dublin riots: Life in the city centre is partially returning to normal but there are fears that there could be more trouble
New Rotunda outpatient and ambulatory services to be in revamped Clerys Quarter
New centre in the Earl Building will cost more than €40m, and will provide over 100,000 appointments annually
Fertility services to be provided free of charge for first time this month
Publicly funded fertility treatment will help those struggling with cost of IVF
Caesarean sections at Rotunda Hospital reach highest level ever
Procedure was used in 39% of deliveries last year at busiest maternity hospital in the Republic
Various factors behind sharp rise in Caesarean sections at Rotunda hospital
Of almost 3,200 such deliveries in Rotunda last year 42% were primary — first time on a pregnant woman
Teen gets €1.1m over shoulder injury allegedly caused at birth
Bassit Balogunhas (16) has significant difficulties with left arm, shoulder and elbow following injury
The secrecy of . . . mental health
Social and emotional demands on women impact their mental health throughout life
Concerns expressed at inquest over different policies for inducing women having homebirths
Inquest follows death of baby Rob Cashin in Rotunda Hospital an hour after he was born at family home in Swords in August 2020
Rotunda Hospital apologises for failings in care to woman during birth of second child
Michelle Naughton claimed her care resulted in a near-death experience
Stardust inquest: Hearing into the nightclub fire in Dublin that killed 48 people set to open
Families will gather at the nearby Garden of Remembrance on Tuesday morning ahead of a planned march to the venue at the Rotunda Hospital
‘Significant’ witness at Stardust inquest unable to attend due to ‘medical reasons’
Number of key witnesses at inquest into death of 48 young people in 1981 nightclub fie will not testify due to ill health or because they live outside jurisdiction
Nine things to know about fitness training during pregnancy
It can be a confusing and fearful time but experts say avoiding exercise is not the answer
‘There’s too much talk about menopause? We’re just making up for the last 20 goddamn years when women suffered in silence’
In 2021, Dr Deirdre Lundy helped get the nation talking about menopause on Liveline. She’s delighted the pendulum has swung
Michael O’Keeffe obituary: Pioneering paediatric eye surgeon saved sight of many
Consultant ophthalmologist was a staunch advocate for patients and used his position to seek improvements in services
Chris Fitzpatrick: Why not make a midwife ‘master’ of a Dublin maternity hospital?
There’s no reason a master must be an obstetrician, no excuse for the inequalities of a three-tier care system
It took me two children and three years of damaged mental wellbeing before I reconciled with mothering
An extract from Geraldine Walsh’s book on motherhood, postnatal depression and a hefty side order of postnatal anxiety
Maternity care: New contracts mean private patients won’t get to choose consultants
Restrictions of contract will damage maternity hospitals’ ability to recruit the best obstetricians due to Ireland’s complex medico-legal system
Ireland’s first babies of 2023 welcomed minutes after midnight
One of the first newborns of new year, a boy named Harry, was born at 12.03am at the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin
Hospital-acquired Covid cases up 75% in year to July
Beaumont Hospital in Dublin has the highest number of hospital-acquired Covid cases this year so far at 509
‘We have patients aged 40, 45 or 50 having babies all the time now,’ says outgoing master of Rotunda Hospital
‘About 95 per cent of cases of prenatally diagnosed Down syndrome do terminate’
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