Maternity Safety Statement for National Maternity Hospital

Latest available date with complete data : February 2026

NMH MPSS can be found directly from the HSE website, only the most up to date statement is shown on the NMH’s website.

Uploaded to HSE site: April 2026

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Commentary:

  1. First time mother assisted rate for this month: 17.2%

  2. Birthed before mother assisted rate for this month: 5.4%

  3. First time mother induction rate for this month: 48.5%

  4. Birthed before induction rate for this month 35%

  5. First time mother Caesarean section rate for this month: 44.9%

  6. Birthed before Caesarean section rate for this month: 34.6%

  7. Caesarean section rates are high for both nulliparous and multiparous mothers with a small increase in the nulliparous rate from January 2026 (41.2%). First time mother induction rate is also high.