Maternity Safety Statement for University Hospital Waterford

Latest available date : February 2026

Uploaded to HSE site: March 2026

Commentary:

  1. First time mother assisted rate for this month: 29.1%

  2. Birthed before mother assisted rate for this month: 3.3%

  3. First time mother induction rate for this month: 50%

  4. Birthed before induction rate for this month 22%

  5. First time mother Caesarean section rate for this month: 37.5%

  6. Birthed before Caesarean section rate for this month: 45.7%

The rate of mothers who have birthed before having c sections is very high, higher even than the mothers who have not birthed before. This might simply be a mistake, but may also be due to limited VBAC options. The nulliparous induction rate is extremely high.