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Overseas volunteering information meeting

A special information meeting will be held in the Galway City Partnership offices for people interested in overseas volunteering.

Report calls for more midwives at Mayo General

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) released a new report yesterday (Thursday) stating that Mayo General Hospital needs five additional midwives to bring it in line with international maternity unit staffing standards.

Maternity report had to go public — Kilcoyne

The future of maternity services at Mayo General Hospital has been put firmly on the agenda around the county this week, following revelations from Independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne that a draft report proposed the closure of a number of maternity units in the region, including at Mayo General.

One in four babies born by C-section at Mayo General

More than one-in-four babies are born by Caesarean section at Mayo General Hospital, according to new figures released this week.

Nurses and midwives to be consulted at AIT meeting

Nurses and midwives from across the Midlands are being invited to attend a meeting in Athlone, where they will be consulted on a new code of conduct.

Coroner makes home birth recommendations following still birth of baby boy

The Coroner for South Mayo, John O’Dwyer, made a number of recommendations for home births this week following an inquest into a tragic case where a baby was still born after complications arose during a home birth.

Women who receive midwife care throughout their pregnancy and birth have better outcomes

Maternity care that involves a midwife as the main care provider leads to better outcomes for most women, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library.

Mayo mothers asked to share their birth stories and photos

Irish voluntary organisation, AIMS Ireland has launched an innovative public information campaign for women having babies in Ireland . The campaign, called 42 weeks, aims to inform and support women and their partners so that they can put decisions about their maternity care firmly in their hands, to ensure that they make the right choices, and have the best possible birth outcomes, for their babies and themselves.

Mayo patients could help shape future of hospital services

Patient Councils are to be formed by the new West and North West Hospital Group which will advise on service development and issues relating specifically to patient care. The aim of the council will be to improve the quality of services provided at the seven hospitals in the newly formed group.

HIQA announces composition of team to investigate UHG standards after death of Savita Halappanavar

HIQA has announced the composition of the panel who will investigate standards and services at University Hospital Galway following the death of Savita Halappanavar.

 

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