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The
Irish National Birth Alliance is a
network of service users and service providers in maternity
care, dedicated to promoting human rights and gender equity
in childbirth
Marie
O’Connor
Marie
O'Connor is a sociologist, health correspondent and author of:
Women and Birth: A National Study of Intentional Home Birth
in Ireland, and Birth Tides; turning towards home birth (Pandora,
London 1995). A frequent contributor to scientific journals
and international conferences, her work has been translated
into a number of European languages.
National Birth Alliance calls for
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No
more closures of maternity units'
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Calls for 'a reduction in current Caesarean
rates (14-30 per cent) to bring them into line with (WHO) safety
limits (10-14 per cent)'
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Calls for informed consent to medical
interventions in labour to be made a legal requirement
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Calls for all new mothers to be given
full access to community midwifery services in line with other
European Union Member States
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Calls for choice of midwife as well as
choice of doctor and continuity
Women
Deserve Better
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