Ireland is becoming a better place to have a baby but there is still progress to be made in maternal care

National Women's Health Survey 2025: Maternal care is improving, but mothers still report issues, especially postnatally, because nursing staff are ‘too stretched’

Maternal care is improving, but mothers still report issues, especially postnatally, because nursing staff are ‘too stretched’

Ireland is becoming a better place to have a baby. That’s according to the Irish Examiner National Women’s Health Survey, conducted by Ipsos B&A, in which women who have had multiple births report a gradual improvement in care over time.