Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath Ireland

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 Mullingar Maternity Department

 Current Beds

 4 Antenatal

26 Postnatal

4 Delivery Rooms

16 Gynae Beds

Currently have 40.5 wte midwives and 3 wte health care assistants in total for all service including gynae.

Deliveries 2005

1956 Singleton births, 19 sets twins

Vaginal deliveries 61%

C/S 24.18%

Forceps 2.2%

Ventouse 12.3%

Services in Mullingar

Antenatal

Midwives Booking Clinic

Antenatal education Co-ordinator

Standardised information leaflets

Antenatal classes

Teenage classes – one to one if requested

Early pregnancy clinic

Colposcopy

Urodynamics – planned for 2007

Fetal assessment in business plan for 2007

Labour

Birth companion welcome all times

Birth plans facilitated (Plan of labour consultation mother, midwife, obstetrician). Midwifery/Mother led care if no complications.

Fetal Monitoring continuous in active management

Routine ARM

Mobilization encouraged

Baths encouraged during labour if no srom

Epidural available over a 24 period

Tens available

Birthing Balls

Alternative positions for delivery

Skin to skin

Breastfeeding within first hour

Suturing carried out by midwife – on-going training

Midwives undertaken A.L.S.O. Course

Neo-natal resuscitation Course

Student midwives coming 2007

Postnatal

Rooming-in

Breastfeeding on demand

Hospital part of Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

Postnatal classes

Breastfeeding Lactation Consultant

SCBU

S.T.A.B.L.E. Course – SCBU Nurses

Postnatal depression advice and contacts

Working hours

 39

Shift times

 8.00am – 8.30pm

 8.00am – 2.00pm

 2.00pm – 8.30pm

Average number of weekends worked per month. – one to two

Education opportunities

 Breastfeeding 18hrs

 Manual Handling

 N.N.R.

 C.T.G. Study day