Sentences with phrase «hse home birth service»

Under new legislation, homebirth eligibility is determined by criteria created by the HSE and State Claims Agency and falls into 3 categories (i) eligible (ii) un-eligible (iii) eligibility is uncertain and must be determined by a consultant obstetrician The Master of the Rotunda Hospital, Dr Sam Coulter - Smith, informed the HSE last week that they were no longer prepared to approve women for maternity care under the HSE Home Birth Service, following unease within the consultant body to engage in this process.

Welcoming the move, Krysia Lynch, co-chair of AIMS Ireland said: «We are pleased to learn of the Rotunda's decision to step away from the HSE Home Birth Service.

The Association for Improvements in Maternity Services (AIMS), Ireland today welcomed the decision by the Consultant Body in Rotunda Maternity Hospital to refuse to engage in the sign off process of the HSE Home Birth Service.

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Eligibility is not defined by the HSE's MOU so women with risk factors that exclude them from the HSE's National Home Birth Service may be able to avail of this private sService may be able to avail of this private serviceservice.

The HSE pays the midwife a set fee for home birth services.

Women who choose midwifery - led care and home birth may have difficulty accessing these services in the first place, and if they do secure the service face numerous other administrative obstacles that the HSE needs to resolve..

Home births are available countrywide in a service overseen by the HSE but provided by self employed community midwives.