High levels of burnout and compassion fatigue have been found among medical staff in delivery wards at Cork University Maternity Hospital.

Women without private health insurance who suffer an early miscarriage in this country are more likely to be hospitalised and in need of a blood transfusion than private patients, a study has found.

The renovation of an emergency department in Cork’s maternity hospital affords patients a greater sense of privacy, a study has found.

Governance of the entire Irish maternity service was called into question on Twitter in the aftermath of an RTÉ programme examining perinatal deaths at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.

The trauma of a stillbirth can leave parents afraid to prepare for the birth of a subsequent baby and can damage self-esteem and confidence in parenthood and child rearing.