THE FUTURE of the midwife-led unit in Cavan General Hospital – one of only two in the Republic – seems to be assured, at least in the short term. “Midwifery units have been demonstrated in Irish and international research to be clinically safe, cost efficient and wanted by women,” the professor of midwifery at NUI Galway, Declan Devane, told The Irish Times.
He said for some women the most appropriate care would be in obstetric units but for others the most appropriate care would be in a midwifery unit.
Prof Devane said, depending on their clinical circumstances and their own preference, these women all needed to be facilitated. There was no question the Cavan unit needed to be used to its full potential. (Times) >
Filed under: Cavan Tagged: Midwifery, Obstetrics
