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Extra 550 midwives needed for safe baby care, says INMO

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A safe and high quality of care for mothers and newborns would require an extra 550 midwives in the health service, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has said. No maternity hospital or unit in the country was meeting internationally-recognised staffing levels, it added. The union said the internationally recognised midwife-to-birth ratio – known as birthrate plus – was 1:29.5 births. (Times) >


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