Maternity Care Services

Every woman who is pregnant and ordinarily resident in Ireland is entitled to maternity care under the Maternity and Infant Scheme. Ordinarily resident means you are living here, or you intend to remain living here for at least one year.

Ireland provides very high quality Maternity care, to both mothers and infants. You can access a list of public hospitals that provide Maternity Care below. Private hospitals also provide Maternity Care in some areas, but details of these services are not listed here. To find out which hospital is nearest your home, or to get directions to a Maternity Hospital, visit our Map Centre.

For information and support on Breastfeeding, vist the HSE's dedicated Breastfeeding Support website.

For information on how to register a birth, visit the HSE's Civil Registration Service section on this site. You can also purchase copies of Birth Certificates, once the birth is registered, on Certificates.ie.

If you have a medical card, you should apply for your newborn baby to be added to your medical card as soon as they have been assigned a PPSN. Read more about Medical Cards here.

The following Irish public hospitals provide Maternity Care services:

Dublin
Coombe Women's Hospital | National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street | Rotunda Hospital