Fergal Malone

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Suzanne Kane and her husband Joey at their home in Walkinstown. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times.
Baby boom or baby bust? How Covid-19 has affected pregnancy

The relaxed atmosphere of lockdown has led to a spike in pregnancies, says one hospital. But for some, Covid-19 and economic uncertainty have had t(...)

Partners of pregnant women in the NMH and the Coombe are not permitted to attend the 20 week anomaly scan. Photograph: iStock
Visitor restrictions remain in place at National Maternity Hospital and Coombe

Visitor restrictions for important pregnancy scans remain in place at the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) and the Coombe Women and Infants Universit(...)

Breastmilk is effective against infectious diseases as it strengthens the immune system by transferring antibodies from mother to baby. Photograph: iStock
More women opting to breastfeed to protect babies against coronavirus

More women are choosing to breastfeed their babies and are breastfeeding for longer to help protect against Covid-19, it has emerged. Prof Fergal Mal(...)

Professor Fergal Malone said fewer than 20 out of 1,000 staff at the hospital have tested positive for the virus. Photograph: David Sleator
Ten women who attended Dublin maternity hospital tested positive for coronavirus

Up to 10 women who have tested positive for coronavirus have attended the Rotunda maternity hospital in Dublin. Some of them were outpatients, and re(...)

A March for Choice in Dublin, organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign in September. Official figures of women using Ireland’s new abortion service will not be published until well into next year. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill
Less than 15% of GPs sign up to provide abortion services

One year after its introduction, the number of women using Ireland’s new abortion service remains a closely-guarded secret. Official figures will not(...)

Staff at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublinhave raised the money for a new heart ultrasound machine for extremely premature babies through an online initiative. File photograph: Getty.
Rotunda ultrasound machine appeal passes €76,500 target

Christmas has come early for staff at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, who have raised the money for a new heart ultrasound machine for extremely prema(...)

A lack of space in the State’s busiest maternity hospital is increasing the risk of infection and putting the lives of newborns at risk, the hospital’s master, Prof Fergal Malone, says. File photograph: Cyril Byrne
Rotunda staff resort to online fundraising for equipment

Staff at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin have resorted to online fundraising to buy a new heart ultrasound machine for extremely premature babies becau(...)

Professor Fergal Malone said that lack of space at the Rotunda hospital was increasing the risk of infection and putting infants’ lives at risk. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Critically ill newborn had to wait four hours for Rotunda bed, Dáil hears

The Department of Health has sought re-assurances from the Rotunda Hospital that infants in its intensive care unit are receiving safe and appropriate(...)

The Rotunda Hospital has “toned down” the original plans for development at Parnell Square. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Rotunda Hospital urgently needs decision on plan to provide additional beds

The Rotunda Hospital has drawn up revised plans for the development of a four-storey block on Dublin’s Parnell Square to ease overcrowding at the hist(...)

File image of Prof Fergal Malone, who has issued a warning over overcrowding at the Rotunda Hospital.
Lives of babies are at risk due to Rotunda overcrowding, master says

The master of the Rotunda Hospital has warned it is “only a matter of time” before more newborn babies are injured or die as a result of the overcrowd(...)

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