Not exact matches
I run a unique individual
Irish business tailor made to families in Dublin and I am renowned within
Irish and international
birth circles as a women's advocate and supporter
by families, midwives, advocacy organisations, the Department of Health, HIQA and the HSE.
AIMS Ireland is a consumer - led voluntary organisation that was formed in early 2007
by women following their varied experiences of pregnancy and
birth in
Irish maternity services.
According to The
Irish Times: «A couple who prepared for what they hoped would be an idyllic home
birth by lighting candles and playing soothing sounds on their stereo ended up devastated when their baby was stillborn, an inquest heard today.»
Women are unaware of the fact that their basic maternal and reproductive rights are qualified
by Irish law and the impact this has on their right to choose how and where they
birth.
In this case, the
Irish Constitution overrules human rights legislation and a woman's right to where and how she gives
birth is eroded significantly
by this amendment — which, it is interesting to note, is the only amendment in our entire Bunreacht na hÉireann that is not a government amendment.
Area and individual maternal characteristics included country of residence, ward type, socioeconomic status, ethnicity (defined
by Office for National Statistics guidelines and classified for this analysis as British /
Irish white3 or of other ethnic origin), maternal age in years at cohort child's
birth, level of education (attainment of qualification at GCSE grade G or above), parity (whether cohort child is first live
birth), and lone parent status.
Cuidiú -
Irish Childbirth Trust Consumer Guide to the Maternity Services in Ireland is a terrific source of information on childbirth choices in Ireland and nationwide
birth statistics
by maternity unit.
Emergency:
Irish Hospitals in Chaos
by Marie O'Connor Chapter 6, Heart of Darkness and chapter 8 on the centralisiation of
birth, The Industrial Revolution, which opens with a searing interview with a casualty of active management.
You can acquire
Irish citizenship
by birth or descent or through naturalisation.