Niamh Griffin: Maternity hospital delivery is long overdue and women and babies deserve better

The Government’s stance on the ‘complex’ issue of the National Maternity Hospital project is not good enough, and women and babies deserve better

The Sisters, meanwhile, have begun the process to transfer their shares in St Vincent’s Healthcare Group to a new non-profit company, St Vincent’s Holdings CLG, which will oversee the hospital.

Every area of health was negatively impacted by the pandemic, maternity no less than others. 

For many healthcare workers and pregnant women, the pandemic ripped away the veil, exposing the problems with ageing buildings and babies being transferred between maternity hospitals.