'DIY' births on rise as midwives struggle to get insured

... "She will be there as my friend, not as a medical practitioner." Colm O'Boyle, assistant professor at the School of Nursing at Trinity College Dublin , carried out a survey which revealed that 62 women were unable to access a home birth -- with ...

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