Making Babies with Lunchtime Live
Aug 12, 2026 · 15 min · 9 segments
While most babies in Ireland are born in hospital settings, some women choose to give birth at home with the support of specially trained community midwives. So, what does a home birth involve? For…
Jean KavanaghGuest
Andrea GilliganHost
Um, you might just explain or maybe run through, if you can, first of all to listeners, the different home birthing services that are available across the country, first of all.
Um, nationally, obviously, p- women can choose to birth in hospitals or at home.
So if the hospital provides community midwives, they can have a home birth with their community midwife, or they have the option of a self-employed community midwife who is an SECM, and they work under the guidance of the HSE.
And they're overseen by senior midwives within the maternity units around the hos- around the country.
Um, you might just explain or maybe run through, if you can, first of all to listeners, the different home birthing services that are available across the country, first of all.
Um, nationally, obviously, p- women can choose to birth in hospitals or at home.
So if the hospital provides community midwives, they can have a home birth with their community midwife, or they have the option of a self-employed community midwife who is an SECM, and they work under the guidance of the HSE.
And they're overseen by senior midwives within the maternity units around the hos- around the country.
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