David Cullinane
Question:1867. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the additional funding provided in budget 2021 for the national maternity strategy. [35667/21]
View answerTuesday, 27 July 2021
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Women’s health is a priority for me and for this Government and one of the cornerstones in advancing women’s health is the National Maternity Strategy. This year my Department allocated very significant new development funding of €7.317m to implement the Strategy . This funding aims to ensure a renewed impetus to the implementation of the Strategy, and the ongoing roll out of the Strategy’s new model of maternity care. Specifically, the funding is designed to:
- further develop community-based midwifery services including enhancing postnatal care and early transfer home services;
- expand breastfeeding supports;
- address deficits identified in HIQA inspection reports; and
- improve specialist services, including obstetric, endocrinology, perinatal pathology, neonatology and perineal services;
- improve access to allied health professional services and supports; and
- strengthen training and education supports (e.g. CTG training).