Maternity Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 October 2016

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

Questions (182)

Clare Daly

Question:

182. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health in respect of his comments at the Joint Committee on Health on 29 September 2016, the reason there are no national guidelines for dealing with maternal death; the reason the HSE did not approach the widowers and partners whose names are in HSE records who have endured maternal deaths for appropriate support guidelines, based on those views. [28840/16]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The National Guidelines for Bereavement Care Following Maternal Death within a Hospital Setting are being developed by the National Bereavement Care Sub-Group to improve and standardise bereavement care provided to families in the aftermath of an early or late maternal death. Accordingly, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to you directly on this matter.