National Maternity Hospital to review controversial birth quota

ONE of the country’s largest maternity hospitals is considering removing its quota on admissions due to a falling number of births in the Dublin region.

It was revealed yesterday that the number of births in the capital’s maternity hospitals in 2005 has decreased about 3% on the same period last year.

As a result, the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street is to review its controversial decision to introduce a quota, limiting the number of births to avoid overcrowding.