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2019 MAI AGM

January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 by MidwivesIreland

Please be advised that the next AGM is to be held on Saturday March 30, 2019 at the Springfield Hotel in Leixlip at 10am. Speakers to be confirmed. To confirm your attendance, please grab your free ticket here. Several committee positions will be up for nomination. These positions are: Chair, Treasurer and International Relations. We … Read more2019 MAI AGM

INMO Member Action

November 3, 2018 by MidwivesIreland

The INMO is holding a national meeting about the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018, with specific regard to services relating to the termination of pregnancy. It is crucial that MAI members who are in the INMO make every effort to attend. We must see that pro-choice midwives and student midwives are represented, and ensure … Read moreINMO Member Action

Midwives Position Paper on Termination of Pregnancy Bill

November 3, 2018October 30, 2018 by MidwivesIreland

The MAI – together with Midwives for Choice – have submitted a position statement to the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee on the Termination of Pregnancy Bill on October 25th. The statement can be downloaded here.

Midwifery in Ireland: Opening the dialogue for a unified voice

Summary of Proceedings: “Midwifery in Ireland: Opening a dialogue for a unified voice”

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 by MidwivesIreland

On Friday 29th June 2018, a forum was hosted by the Midwives Association of Ireland (MAI) titled ‘Midwifery in Ireland: Opening the Dialogue for a Unified Voice’. It was held at the Elbow Room in Smithfield, Dublin 7, the forum was attended by over 40 midwives and student midwives from around the country. They … Read moreSummary of Proceedings: “Midwifery in Ireland: Opening a dialogue for a unified voice”

Midwifery in Ireland: Opening the dialogue for a unified voice

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 by MidwivesIreland

Facilitated by Patricia Hughes, the Midwives Association of Ireland presents an opportunity for midwives and student midwives to discuss their profession; its future direction, how to foster a unified voice on key issues, and the provision of evidence-based maternity services in Ireland.

Join us for this intimate morning with colleagues and future colleagues. Tickets are free, but limited. Please cancel your booking if you cannot attend so as to free up space for someone who can. Event is for registered NMBI midwives and student midwives only.

Order your tickets here!

IMA Statement on Current Discourse in Maternity Services

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 by MidwivesIreland

Press Release, Irish Midwives Association, 20th December 2016

Care in our national maternity services

At the time of Savita Halappanavar’s death in 2012, then Minister for Health James Reilly declared that despite the tragedy, our maternity services were amongst ‘the best and safest’ in the world. When the HIQA report on the issues surrounding Savita’s death was issued in 2013, the Minister said the report was ‘very disturbing’ and that our maternity services needed a new national plan which would be pursued ‘with urgency’.

The ‘urgency’ was never urgent enough.

IMA Statement on Mother B vs HSE

June 20, 2018November 2, 2016 by MidwivesIreland

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Statement from The Irish Midwives Association on the lifting of In-Camera status in the case of Mother B vs HSE heard in the High Court, Dublin on 30th September 2016

The Irish Midwives Association fully supports the right of all pregnant people to informed consent, informed refusal and full bodily autonomy.

Dublin, November 2, 2016: The Irish Midwives Association (IMA) were deeply concerned to learn of the case of Mother B vs HSE, in which the HSE attempted to force a woman to have a caesarean section against her will. The IMA welcomes Justice Michael Twomey’s ruling that a forced surgical procedure would constitute a “grievous assault.” The IMA further support his ruling to lift the in-camera status as requested by the mother and are concerned that the HSE objected to her waiving anonymity.