The High Court has found that the Coombe Women's Hospital's acted lawfully in getting a court order allowing it give a necessary blood transfusion to a female member of the Jehovah Witness faith against her wishes.

A young woman who refused a transfusion after losing a massive amount of blood after giving birth in a Dublin maternity hospital has told the High Court she believed a transfusion was a transgression of "an order from God'' and she was "prepared to die'' for her faith.

The Coombe Women's Hospital has reported a rise in the number of births last year, but a drop in the amount of Caesarean sections being carried out.

A new study by the Coombe Women's Hospital in Dublin has found that 60% of expectant mothers consume alcohol during pregnancy.

Traces of MRSA have reportedly been discovered at the Coombe Women's Hospital in Dublin.

WOMEN who undergo a planned Caesarean birth double the risk of getting post-natal depression, research shows.

GIVING birth naturally is better for the health of both the mother and baby rather than opting for a caesarean section, research indicates.

A record number of babies were born in the Coombe Women's Hospital last year, with 7,848 babies being delivered.

PEER pressure is forcing women to grin and bear the pain of childbirth, a midwife claimed yesterday.