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.
Private hospitals also provide Maternity Care in some areas, but details of these services are not listed here.
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
The following Irish public hospitals provide Maternity Care services:
Dublin
Coombe Women's Hospital | National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street | Rotunda Hospital
South and South East
Cork University Maternity Hospital | Kerry General Hospital, Tralee | South Tipperary General Hospital | St Luke's General Hospital Kilkenny | Waterford Regional Hospital | Wexford General Hospital
West and North West
Galway University Hospitals | Letterkenny General Hospital | Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar | Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe |Sligo General Hospital
Mid West
University Maternity Hospital, Limerick
North East
Cavan / Monaghan Hospital Group | Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
Midlands
Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar | Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise
