Maternity Safety Statement for St Luke’s Kilkenny

Latest available date : February 2026

Uploaded to HSE site: April 2026

Commentary:

  1. First time mother assisted rate for this month: 20.8%

  2. Birthed before mother assisted rate for this month: 5.1%

  3. First time mother induction rate for this month: 37.7%

  4. Birthed before induction rate for this month 19.2%

  5. First time mother Caesarean section rate for this month: 64.2%

  6. Birthed before Caesarean section rate for this month: 51.3%

  7. Caesarean section rates are shockingly high for both nulliparous and multiparous mothers