Rotunda sees huge increase in births

THE Rotunda Hospital has witnessed the “busiest month” in its 263-year history, with 857 babies born in just four weeks at a time when the country’s maternity services are struggling to cope with soaring birth rates.

The hospital’s latest board minutes have confirmed that the Rotunda is struggling to cope with the huge birth rate caused by a 50% rise in the number of first-time mothers and a significant increase in c-section operations.

According to the September minutes, July was the hospital’s “busiest month on record”, with 857 births at the hospital in just four weeks, the highest in the facility’s history.