Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries

CMACE Ireland

CMACE Ireland covers the Republic of Ireland and is funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE). Launched by the Minister for Health Mary Harney in April 2009, CMACE Ireland was developed with the support of The HSE, The Department of Health and Children (DOHC), The Institute of Obstetrics & Gynaecologists and The State Claims Agency.

CMACE Ireland aims to undertake confidential enquiries into every maternal death for Irish residents and non residents who death occurred in this regionl

From January 2009, Irish Maternal Mortality data will be included in the CMACE UK Triennial Report.

For the year 2007 the Republic of Ireland had a population of approximately 4.25million (Central Statistics Office) and a birth rate of 71,963 (The National Perinatal Reporting System NPRS, The Economics and Social Research Institute ESRI August 2009).

Within the Republic of Ireland there are 20 obstetrics led maternity units with 2 units facilitating 'alongside' Midwifery led units. Another 5 obstetric led units facilitate 'Domino' or community midwife schemes.

The ROI also has 22 independent domiciliary midwives who accounted for the care of 170 deliveries in 2006 (ESRI)

Useful links for the Republic of Ireland

Central Statistics Office: www.cso.ie

Economic and Social Research Institute: www.esri.ie

The Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists: www.rcpi.ie/Faculties/Pages/ObstetriciansandGynaecologists.aspx

An Bord Altranais: www.nursingboard.ie

Cavan General Hospital/Facilitates a Midwifery Led Unit

Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital CWIUH

Cork University Maternity Hospital CUMH

Kerry General Hospital, Tralee

Letterkenny General Hospital

Limerick City Hospitals St Munchins Maternity Hospital

Mayo General Hospital Castlebar

Midland General Hospital, Portlaoise

Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar

Mount Carmel Hospital, Dublin

National Maternity Hospital, Holles St, Dublin

Our Ladys of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda/Facilitates a Midwifery Led Unit

Portiuncula Hospital, Balinasloe

Rotunda Hospital, Dublin

Sligo General Hospital

South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel

St Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny

University College Hospital, Galway

Waterford General Hospital

Wexford General Hospital