Dr Aoife Mullally has been appointed the clinical lead on termination services for the HSE.

A woman who was eight-months pregnant when she fell at a Topaz petrol pump has had a €60,000 damages claim dismissed by the Circuit Civil Court.

Coombe Hospital’s theatre company in residence is to stage WOMB , a play which imagines birthing 100 years from now, writes Marjorie Brennan

“It’s very tragic. He was a perfect little baby boy and something happened in the moments before delivery which tragically he was unable to recover from."

The billboards have been displayed outside the Rotunda, Coombe and Holles Street Hospitals in Dublin in recent days.

A day in the working life of midwife ultrasonographer Yvonne Young.

A day in the working life of midwife ultrasonographer Yvonne Young.

Lawyers for a convicted murderer have told the Court of Appeal their client could not get a fair trial due to the “scandalous” handling of a garda informer.

After the tragedy of losing her husband, Cope helped mum Susan, she tells Health Correspondent Catherine Shanahan

Midwife-led care which allows normal labours to take their own course are as safe, and cheaper, than consultant-led care, writes Victoria White.

Neonatal care has come a long way in a short time, says Sharon Ní Chonchúir.

A mother planning to deliver naturally following a C-section 14 months previously, lost her baby two days after birth.

Limerick mother Aine Laffan cooked up a New Year’s Day storm in her kitchen as she delivered her son Odhran on the kitchen floor.

Given the high number of unplanned pregnancies, should certain foods be fortified with folic acid to protect against neural tube defects, asks Andrea Mara.

A new survey has found 38% of Dublin fathers feel uncomfortable about their partners breast feeding in public.

A medical textbook used in Irish hospitals in 1960 described women on their first pregnancy as a “dark and untried horse”, the Court of Appeal has heard.

From laying down the roots for dairy groups to establishing credit unions, it’s time to also honour the pioneers who helped this island to flourish, writes Kyran Fitzgerald. 

A groundbreaking study examining the impact of childbirth on the sexual health of first-time mothers has found a dramatic reduction in the numbers “very satisfied” with their sex life a year after giving birth.

Overcrowding the main issue behind plan as ministers deny relocations are a political stroke.

Latest revelations about patient safety at Portlaoise Hospital raise serious questions for the Government, according to Fianna Fáil health spokesman Billy Kelleher.

There could well be birthday candles on the Christmas cake in Rachel Harte’s house from now on — as a happy reminder of the dramatic roadside birth of her baby girl Sienna on Christmas Day.

A baby who deteriorated during a four-minute transfer between Dublin hospitals died two days later, an inquest heard.

A man convicted of two rapes fled through the fields after his brother saw two "hitmen" on a motorcycle gunning for him.

A Dublin man charged with murdering teenager Marioara Rostas six years ago is due to go on trial today.

A drug addict who knocked down and killed a mother of four while she was shopping with her sister has received a three and a half year sentence and a 30-year driving ban.

One in six expectant mothers are obese, while one in 50 are morbidly obese, according to leading obstetrician.

One of the country’s leading maternity hospitals is potentially putting vulnerable patients’ health at risk due to ongoing hygiene problems on its wards.

Is there anything more dramatic than a sudden birth? Following last week’s New York story Arlene Harris looks at ‘precipitous birth’ and talks to a woman who had a swift labour.

THE Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, August 22, 1949, was an important day for the then Archbishop of Dublin, John Charles Mc Quaid. On that day Mount Carmel Hospital opened in Dublin run by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary.

It took just five seconds for 2014 to welcome its newest arrival, a beautiful girl who was due 14 days ago but held on long enough to capture the headlines.

Fears now being expressed by An Taisce — that a new national children’s hospital will not be co-located with a maternity hospital — were first raised months ago by independent paediatric specialists.

From today the three Dublin Maternity Hospitals will be completely smoke and tobacco-free.

Health Minister James Reilly has again insisted that vulnerable patients are not losing discretionary medical cards — despite one in five held in 2011 no longer existing.

Detectives believe morning commuters may have seen the killers behind the country’s latest gangland-style shooting.

Christopher Zambra has been found not guilty of murdering John Carroll in Grumpy Jacks pub in 2009.

WHEN Debbie Devane found out she was pregnant with identical twin girls, she was ecstatic.

Dust and dirt on surfaces, soiled bedpans, worn and damaged furniture, black residue in shower areas and blood stains in various locations were among the findings in a series of unannounced hospital inspections.

The mother of a baby boy who died after being born prematurely accused his father of assaulting her like “an animal” and causing her waters to break.

Artist Robert Ballagh has revealed that thieves took around €10,000 in cash from his home just before Christmas.

The head of one of the country’s leading maternity hospitals has warned that HSE cutbacks are putting expectant mothers’ lives at risk, following the worst official annual death rate in a decade.

A senior consultant has said he sees no evidence of confusion in medical ranks in Ireland over whether or not a woman can have an abortion if her life is at risk.

The Junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes has rubbished reports that the Government may need to make even greater cuts in December's Budget.

Cabinet ministers are expected to discuss the location of the new children's hospital at their weekly meeting this morning.