PRACTICAL demonstrations of the benefits of some of the latest advancements in antenatal education and neonatal care will form part of International Day of the Midwife celebrations in the regional maternity hospital this Thursday.
Updated: July 24 2021, 8.27am
Some of the staff at the special care baby unit at Ninewells Hospital in January 1976.
At 27 weeks pregnant, my attention has swiftly been turned to all things baby. More importantly what to expect when D-Day finally arrives and the little one (yes, thankfully just the one…) decides to make their long awaited appearance.
As a first-time mum, now I know what the maternity unit looks like these days, and the staff teams that work in them, thanks to my many routine appointments over the months.
It got me thinking – what was bringing a new life in to the world like in the past?
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As the county has now recorded 1,600 cases of Covid-19, and there are 36 people in hospital with the virus, the next number of weeks could see the worst of the deadly virus capabilities being realised.
Sligo University Hospital is said to be under severe pressure with the number of positive cases attending and also with staff numbers struck by the virus.
Of the 1,600 cases in the county, worryingly 742 of those were recorded in the 14 days from December 27th to January 9th,
That figure makes up over 46% of the total cases recorded for the county since the pandemic began, showing the impact Christmas had on the spread and exponential growth of the virus within the county.