Crisis for midwives.

Byline: MIRROR REPORTER

A MIDWIFE shorta__ is to blame for the crisis in maternity hospitals, the Irish Nurses Organisation The Irish Nurses Organisation was founded in 1919. It is the largest Irish professional union for nurses and midwives with 35,000 members. See also

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(INO Ino (ī`nō), in Greek mythology, daughter of Cadmus. She was the wife of Athamas, to whom she bore Learchus and Melicertes. She plotted to kill her stepchildren, Phrixus and Helle, but their mother, Nephele, saved them with the help of a winged ) said yesterday.

Maternity hospitals in Limerick, Dublin and Tralee have all warned their services are under great strain due to growing birth rates.

The National Maternity Hospital in Dublin has said it may limit future deliveries due to a lack of room.

Limerick Regional Maternity Hospital has also issued a similar warning.

INO general secretary Liam Doran said the real problem was a lack of midwives.

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