Access to home births restored for women in Cork and Kerry
The HSE proposal came as a changeover in the governance of homebirth services, from community care into hospitals, is underway.
A proposal to limit home births to women living within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital has been put on hold for Cork and Kerry, following protests and intervention by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).
It is unclear whether the change in plans will also apply in other areas. The majority of homebirths in Ireland take place in those two counties.
