Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2016
609. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the HSE's apparent widespread failure to counsel on the risks of vaginal birth after caesarean section, VBAC, to enable persons to make an informed birthing choice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26671/16]
View answerThe National Maternity Strategy, which was launched last January, espouses a new model of maternity care. The Strategy recommends that services should be woman-centred and provide integrated, team-based care, with women seeing the most appropriate professional, based on need. Central to the Strategy is the need for women to have access to all the necessary information, in a readily understandable format, to allow then to make informed choices regarding their care.
In relation to the specific query raised in relation to VBAC counselling, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
