'I fear the HSE won't step up': Pregnant women scrambling for options following closure of private midwife service

The former PMI midwives are in talks with an English insurance broker as a group to try and re-arrange insurance to continue working. File picture

Expectant women as far along as 38 weeks pregnant have been left scrambling for options after the sudden closure of a private midwifery service offering homebirths, a midwife working for them said.

Private Midwives Ireland (PMI) closed abruptly on Wednesday, citing financial pressures as did their UK parent company.