New contract for hospital doctors will see private care phased out of these hospitals by 2025, including private and semi-private obstetric care

A new contract for hospital consultants will see private care  being phased out of public and voluntary hospitals as part of the Sláintecare reform programme for the health service.

The families were previously told they would have access to a draft report by the end of September 

Women living in large areas of West Cork and Kerry could be denied the option of a homebirth if a proposed change to the service goes ahead, a TD has warned.

A preliminary inquest hearing into the death of a Cameroonian woman at Cork University Hospital will open in Cork on Thursday.

Ms Higgins also said more community-based care needs to be made available

"We must respect people's identity. A trans woman is a woman. A trans man is a man," says Labour Party leader and chair of the gender committee Ivana Bacik

More than two years after the first lockdown, Jen Stevens speaks to mums who gave birth during the height of Covid restrictions. For many, loneliness was the most difficult part of a challenging experience

Many women have experienced organ and spinal cord damage from the plastic mesh implanted to treat prolapse and incontinence

A study, carried out by the School of Nursing and Midwifery at a Dublin maternity hospital, found overall isolation and loneliness were common but some changes were beneficial

More than 50,000 people have signed the petition in protest against ongoing visiting restrictions in maternity services.