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# midwife - Saturday 23 March, 2019

'We've lost a warrior': Tributes paid after death of independent midwife Philomena Canning Philomena Canning

'We've lost a warrior': Tributes paid after death of independent midwife Philomena Canning

Mar 23rd 2019, 12:37 PM 26,650 Views No Comments

Canning, who was suffering from terminal ovarian cancer, had been seeking damages from the HSE.

# midwife - Monday 6 August, 2018

Man appears in UK court charged with murder of midwife who went missing Samantha Eastwood

Man appears in UK court charged with murder of midwife who went missing

Aug 6th 2018, 12:51 PM 21,068 Views No Comments

Samantha Eastwood was missing for eight days.

# midwife - Thursday 22 October, 2015

Construction site to delivery room: How I became one of Ireland's few male midwives Opinion

Construction site to delivery room: How I became one of Ireland's few male midwives

Oct 22nd 2015, 8:30 PM 754 Views 15 Comments

Dan Oakes worked as a project manager building skyscrapers. But when the bust came along, he decided to retrain as a midwife.

# midwife - Thursday 23 July, 2015

The HSE is trying to entice Irish nurses back home with promises of money and contracts Vacancies

The HSE is trying to entice Irish nurses back home with promises of money and contracts

Jul 23rd 2015, 7:36 AM 17,841 Views 56 Comments

It is seeking to attract up to 500 people and it is hoped it will encourage Irish nurses working abroad to come home.

# midwife - Tuesday 14 July, 2015

Giving birth at home helped me to feel safe and in control Opinion

Giving birth at home helped me to feel safe and in control

Jul 14th 2015, 11:40 PM 1,476 Views 114 Comments

I want to raise awareness of the benefits of having a home birth in healthy pregnancies, with the hope that it will encourage more women to explore this option.

# midwife - Sunday 24 May, 2015

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

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

May 24th 2015, 8:45 AM 348 Views 75 Comments

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

# midwife - Friday 24 October, 2014

29 women still without midwives after withdrawal of midwife's insurance Home Births

29 women still without midwives after withdrawal of midwife's insurance

Oct 24th 2014, 6:45 AM 8,668 Views 23 Comments

Some of these women may now be forced to have their babies in hospital, rather than at home.

# midwife - Monday 22 September, 2014

From The Daily Edge Irish people watch a baby being born for the first time, and react predictably Call The Midwife

Irish people watch a baby being born for the first time, and react predictably

Sep 22nd 2014, 1:45 PM 3,496 Views 2 Comments

“THE GATES OF MORDOR!”

# midwife - Friday 6 September, 2013

Woman in home birth case faced with €10,000 legal bill Home Birth

Woman in home birth case faced with €10,000 legal bill

Sep 6th 2013, 10:54 PM 25,802 Views 266 Comments

The High Court decided not to award legal costs against Aja Teehan but today she said her family is trying to raise the funds to pay their own significant legal bill.

# midwife - Wednesday 21 August, 2013

Study: Better for women to be cared for by midwives than doctors when giving birth Giving Birth

Study: Better for women to be cared for by midwives than doctors when giving birth

Aug 21st 2013, 7:05 AM 16,417 Views 98 Comments

Women who had midwife-led care had fewer epidurals, fewer episiotomies and were less likely to give birth early.

# midwife - Thursday 25 April, 2013

Column: For women giving birth in a war zone, I was more than just a midwife Opinion

Column: For women giving birth in a war zone, I was more than just a midwife

Apr 25th 2013, 7:30 PM 96 Views 11 Comments

Tens of thousands have died in the ongoing, bloody conflict in Syria to date – and those who remain live under constant threat of violence. Midwife Cathy Janssens writes about trying to bring new life into the world in such unstable circumstances.

# midwife - Monday 7 January, 2013

Graduate nurses should not accept 'insulting salary' - INMO HSE

Graduate nurses should not accept 'insulting salary' - INMO

Jan 7th 2013, 3:39 PM 8,522 Views 146 Comments

The general secretary of the INMO hopes that a graduate boycott of the jobs on offer at the reduced rate will ‘force the HSE back to the table’.

# midwife - Saturday 5 January, 2013

Nurses protest plan to pay graduates '80 per cent salary' Pay

Nurses protest plan to pay graduates '80 per cent salary'

Jan 5th 2013, 5:00 PM 15,168 Views 200 Comments

Around 500 nurses held a rally to protest the plans by the HSE to hire new nurses on lower pay.

# midwife - Thursday 29 November, 2012

Nurse staffing levels "critical", says INMO Health

Nurse staffing levels "critical", says INMO

Nov 29th 2012, 5:22 PM 4,877 Views 30 Comments

The organisation said that nursing staffing levels in Ireland are at “critically low levels” compared to the UK.

# midwife - Tuesday 13 November, 2012

Australia seeks Irish mental health nurses and midwives Nurses

Australia seeks Irish mental health nurses and midwives

Nov 13th 2012, 8:15 PM 8,675 Views 33 Comments

The New South Wales health board has launched a new recruitment drive for 70 Irish nurses.

# midwife - Monday 29 October, 2012

Column: 11 things nobody tells you about giving birth Read Me

Column: 11 things nobody tells you about giving birth

Oct 29th 2012, 7:00 PM 12,395 Views 86 Comments

Some things you can learn from books, writes mother of three Deborah McCarthy – but not these.

# midwife - Thursday 28 June, 2012

Column: I had a home birth – and all mums should have the same option Opinion

Column: I had a home birth – and all mums should have the same option

Jun 28th 2012, 7:00 AM 1,940 Views 67 Comments

Why shouldn’t women have the choice of giving birth at home? The belief that all mothers need to be in hospital is an urban myth, writes Eva-Louise Goussot.

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