![]() ![]() He insisted that women in the public system in the Rotunda receive very good care, and as Master he was “very happy” to stand over that, however due to the volume of patients, “it is not possible to guarantee or to give any commitment to the same obstetrician or same midwife”. If he is arguing that women who go privately would miss out enormously with this new proposal - where does it leave the women who attend publicly at the Rotunda under his watch? One third opt for private or semi-private care that can cost up to €5,000. The Master of the Rotunda Fergal Malone, speaking on RTÉ’s Drivetime, was really on a sticky wicket, given he said himself that two-thirds of the women attending the hospital are public patients. ![]() The Government has signalled it intends to rectify this unequal situation - a good thing, surely - but not if you listen to certain high-profile obstetricians who are arguing for the continuation of private maternity care in public institutions. Thread below are all very valid reasons why women in maternity system would want continuity of care, re-assurance etc… but the doctors and people I have seen taking about “choice” aren’t advocating for everyone, they are advocating to keep a better system for those that pay □ - Rebecca Moynihan December 20, 2022 It’s interesting to note that a guarantee all women do have is that there will always be a midwife present who actually provides the same level of care, whether you are public or private.Īs Labour senator Rebecca Moynihan, currently pregnant with her first baby, put it this week in a tweet: “The doctors and people I have seen talking about ‘choice’ aren’t advocating for everyone, they are advocating to keep a better system for those that pay.” But regardless of the financial stretch, afterwards it felt worth every cent.īut why should I and others like me be able to get this sort of treatment, the guarantee of seeing the same familiar and reassuring face all the way through the pregnancy, the continuity of care? The regular scans? There is never a guarantee that your private obstetrician will be present at the actual birth, but there is a fairly high chance they will be there. In truth, I cannot remember the exact cost, it was 13 years ago for the last one. During hugely stressful gestations, there was nothing at all like the reassurance of being able to call my obstetrician’s wonderful secretary and mention whatever worry/query I had, safe in the knowledge it would be passed on. ![]() I speak as someone who went private with my pregnancies and would do exactly the same today, given that certain issues meant my pregnancy was “high risk” the entire way through. ![]()
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