Niamh Bates is self-employed Community Midwife who works with the HSE Homebirth Service. With many expectant mothers fearful of using hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, Niamh and her colleagues saw an increase in requests for their services. She spoke to Máirtín Breathnach earlier on the challenges her and all the other homebirth midwives faced helping women with their pregnancies throughout the crisis and ensuing lockdown.

Subscribe to EmergencyServices.ie for more relevant updates

[sibwp_form id=1]

Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn for Updates

You can also find us on Facebook