Clients of closed midwife service urged to contact maternity hospitals

PMI offered homebirths with many of its midwives working in areas where the HSE national homebirth service does not operate.

Former clients of Private Midwives Ireland (PMI) who are in late pregnancy have been urged to contact Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) or their nearest maternity hospital.

The private service closed abruptly last week for financial reasons, leaving women scrambling for care with some as late as 38 weeks pregnant.