Rotunda Hospital

There’s no reason a master must be an obstetrician, no excuse for the inequalities of a three-tier care system

An extract from Geraldine Walsh’s book on motherhood, postnatal depression and a hefty side order of postnatal anxiety

Restrictions of contract will damage maternity hospitals’ ability to recruit the best obstetricians due to Ireland’s complex medico-legal system

One of the first newborns of new year, a boy named Harry, was born at 12.03am at the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin

Beaumont Hospital in Dublin has the highest number of hospital-acquired Covid cases this year so far at 509

‘About 95 per cent of cases of prenatally diagnosed Down syndrome do terminate’

Hospital ‘does not advocate for termination, that is just the lived experience’, says Prof Fergal Malone

Yap Siew Hong from Malaysia has kept in regular touch with about 20 of her patients, starting with a mother whose Rotunda baby is now 21

Introduction of new public-only contract could have ‘serious implications’

Measure should be extended a long-term basis, advice from chief medical officer and HSE is expected to recommend

Percentage of teenage births in 2010-2020 period falls to lowest level since 1958

Hospital planning new critical care wing on Parnell Square campus

Chris Fitzpatrick stresses ‘transparency, equity and accountability’ in eyes of public

Dublin maternity hospital says doses of drug would have been wasted ottherwise

Young adults who were born prematurely may have is unique heart characteristics

Hospital says State may have to triple salary level to recruit leading obstetricians if it removes private practice from public hospitals

Leon Keogh (24) sued over alleged failure to pay attention to abnormalities in CTG

Rotunda Hospital staff could not explain Molly Farren Wrafter’s death, court told

Study shows pregnant women think rest more important than exercise, despite the benefits

‘Once a GP has cleared you for exercise, there is still a lot you can do in the gym’

Women dodged bullets during Easter week 1916 to walk to the Rotunda to give birth. An exhibition tells the remarkable stories of five women linked to the hospital

In the first of our six-part Starting a Family series, Catherine Conroy looks at how, for some, the dream of having children is one that can falter at the first hurdle: fertility

No private traffic allowed inside outer ring between 6am and 8pm

Dozens of transition year pupils witness a C-section beamed live from the Rotunda as part of a programme to give students a very real feel for medicine

Family raised €60,000 to fly four-month premature baby back to the US

Joe Griffin realises that parenthood is a crash course in how to care for a living, growing, mewling human being

Professor made settlement for €182,000 in relation to under-declaration of income tax earlier this year

Francis Flynn and Fiona Watters sued HSE for mental distress and shock

Cuts and lack of opportunity stopping doctors returning to Ireland, says Coulter-Smith

Absence of gestational age limit creates challenge for doctors, says Coulter-Smith

Keyhole surgery, microscopic cameras and laser therapy have improved the survival rate of identical twins who have an imbalance in their blood connections

Statistics show twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome affects up to 20% of identical twins

Varadkar hopes work will begin on four new national hospitals within a year

Killart granted planning permission for scaled-back 19-house proposal

Just more than 2% aged 43-45 succeeded in having baby after treatment, study finds

It is crucial that women considering pregnancy first look after their own health

Expert witness tells inquiry pattern of poor performance was carried out by obstetrician

Expert witness tells hearing that Dr Peter Van Geene had pattern of poor performance

Shortage of consultants may mean accepting inferior standards of care, Varadkar suggests

New development plans for Dundrum mansion just minutes from Town Centre and Luas