Hospital nursery closes to reduce infection risk

THE nursery at the biggest private maternity hospital in the country has been shut down to minimise the risk of infection to babies.

A spokesperson for the Bon Secours Maternity Hospital in Cork city confirmed the closure but said it was not related to the MRSA superbug.

A hospital statement said: “The nursery at the Bon Secours Maternity Hospital, which offered mothers the facility of leaving their babies in supervised care overnight, is no longer in operation.