Women and babies 'at risk' in Tipperary because of staff shortages, warn midwives

Hospital management has admitted that midwives are being sent to Tipperary UH from other maternity hospitals.

Midwives in the maternity unit at Tipperary University Hospital have warned that staff shortages are causing risks to the safety of women and their babies.

The staffing problem is so acute, hospital management has admitted that midwives are being sent to Tipperary UH from other maternity hospitals. Management said a national shortage of midwives is "a cause for concern".