Petition calling on HSE to end home birth restrictions gathers 1,300 signatures in 24 hours

The HSE recommendation limiting home birth availability to women living within a 30-minute ambulance drive from a maternity hospital will effectively rule out home birth as an option for one in five women.

A petition calling on the HSE to stop restricting home births has gathered over 1,300 signatures in less than 24 hours, with the numbers joining the campaign continuing to increase.

It follows a HSE recommendation limiting home birth availability to women living within a 30-minute ambulance drive from a maternity hospital, effectively ruling out home birth as an option for one in five women.