Sexual assault units saw 1,000 patients last year for the first time
Clinical lead says record numbers are due to more people coming forward — but that it could be due to sexual crime rising
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Clinical lead says record numbers are due to more people coming forward — but that it could be due to sexual crime rising
The figure increased by almost 200 people compared with 2021.
A “fear factor” where a doctor is concerned about adverse outcomes and risk of being sued is among factors driving the steady rise in first-time mothers ...
A new study from the School of Nursing and Midwifery has found that factors influencing a clinician’s decision to perform a caesarean-section on a first-time mother, are complex and multifactorial.
Ireland third-worst in the world for drink-related birth defects: Irish mums-to-be among world’s worst for harming their babies by drinking during pregnancy