HSE no longer facilitating water births after 'small number of incidents'

The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services in Ireland is calling for the service to be reinstated immediately, and they say water birth has many benefits. File image

The HSE has announced it will no longer facilitate home water births which were previously offered through the National Home Birth service.

The home birth service is run by self-employed community midwives who have an agreement with the HSE.