Public Clinic
Every woman who is pregnant and ordinarily resident in Ireland is entitled to maternity care under the Maternity and Infant Care Scheme. Ordinarily resident means you are living here, or you intend to remain living here for at least one year. If you were not born in Ireland, please read our information for non-residents and non-nationals.
How can I attend the public clinic for my maternity care?
If you would like to attend our public clinic, you can
Register Online Now by clicking here,
Download and complete our maternity registration form and post it along with your supporting documents to the hospital, or
If you don’t have access to print a form right now, e-mail your name and address to antenatal@coombe.ie or call us on 01 408 5200 and we will post one out to you.
Under public care you may wish to avail of our Community Midwifery Service, DOMINO or Early Transfer Home Service. For more information click here, or call the Community Midwives Department on 01 408 5364.
Community Midwifery
What happens to me following the birth of my baby?
Following birth, mothers receiving public care recover on a public ward, unless they have to be accommodated elsewhere until a public bed becomes available. It is not possible for any mother booked as a public patient, and holding private health insurance, to use their insurance to ask for accommodation on a semi-private or private ward.
If you hold and wish to use private health insurance for accommodation, you must choose to be treated as a semi-private, or private patient at the time of booking.