Midwifery Led Unit, Drogheda

Midwifery Led Unit, Drogheda Providing midwifery care to women, their babies and families in the North-East since 2004

The MLU is a unit within the maternity department of OLOL, Drogheda which is managed and run by midwives. We provide antenatal care (in conjunction with GPs), labour, birth and postnatal care to healthy pregnant women. We run monthly antenatal education sessions which promote and support active birthing practices, baby care and breastfeeding. Midwives can recognise problems and refer mothers and/or babies to hospital doctors if the need arises.

✨🤰Fetal Movements 🤰✨Your baby’s movements are an important sign they are well 🫶 See more information below ✨ You can fi...
26/05/2026

✨🤰Fetal Movements 🤰✨

Your baby’s movements are an important sign they are well 🫶 See more information below ✨
You can find more information on hse.ie or have a read of of fetal movements leaflet linked here👇

https://www.rcpi.ie/Portals/0/Document%20Repository/Institute%20of%20Obstetricians%20and%20Gynaecologists/National%20Clinical%20Guidelines/2024/Patient%20Info%20Leaflet/Patient%20Information%20Leaflet%20-%20Reduced%20Fetal%20Movements.pdf?ver=fTa49o9TeTC9CJj5rtRmzw%3d%3d

✨🍿 Feature Friday 🍿✨ Meet LouiseRole: Staff Midwife 👩‍⚕️⏰ Time Qualified: 22 years (18 years in midwifery)⏰ Time in MLU:...
22/05/2026

✨🍿 Feature Friday 🍿✨

Meet Louise
Role: Staff Midwife 👩‍⚕️
⏰ Time Qualified: 22 years (18 years in midwifery)
⏰ Time in MLU: 6 years
Fun Fact: Calm in a crisis but would also stop mid-conversation to pet a passing dog. ❤️🐶

What’s your favourite thing about your job?🫶
“Witnessing the overwhelming love, relief and protectiveness parents have when meeting their baby for the first time”

This or that:
🏖️Holiday abroad or 🏡Staycation➡️ Absolutely holiday abroad 🌞🌞🌞🏖🏖
🏡Home visits or 🤰Antenatal education➡️ 🏡Home visits (once Google maps is working) 🚙🗺🧭
🫖Tea or ☕️ Coffee? Coffee and Coke Zero😂❤️

Louise is another one of our amazing MLU midwives 🫶 Louise’s humour and caring support always makes her colleagues and her clients feel heard and uplifted 🥰

Baby Harper 🩷 was born in MLU on the 6/5/26📆 at 23:19⏰ Weighing 3635g ⚖️ 🎉Congratulations to Kerrie and Micheal on their...
17/05/2026

Baby Harper 🩷 was born in MLU on the 6/5/26📆 at 23:19⏰ Weighing 3635g ⚖️
🎉Congratulations to Kerrie and Micheal on their second beautiful baby 🐣

Thank you so much for letting us be part of your beautiful journey🫶 and for sharing your gorgeous photos📸

🟣 Domestic Violence Awareness Day 🟣Today is Purple Day. A day to raise awareness around domestic violence. 35% of women ...
15/05/2026

🟣 Domestic Violence Awareness Day 🟣

Today is Purple Day. A day to raise awareness around domestic violence.
35% of women in Ireland have experienced partner abuse in their lifetime and 25% of women experience some form of intimate partner violence during pregnancy.

Domestic Violence has many effects during pregnancy on both you and your baby and abuse often escalates in pregnancy. Seeking help early can reduce the risks to both you and your baby.

Seeking help can feel difficult but you are not alone! Even one confidential conversation can help reduce isolation. There are many practical supports available and we are always here to listen, help and support you 🫶

✨🍿Feature Friday 🍿✨Meet AlexRole: Midwife👨‍⚕️Time qualified: 5 years as a midwife/10 as a nurse⏰Time in MLU: 2 years⏰Fun...
15/05/2026

✨🍿Feature Friday 🍿✨

Meet Alex
Role: Midwife👨‍⚕️
Time qualified: 5 years as a midwife/10 as a nurse⏰
Time in MLU: 2 years⏰
Fun fact: Some people can't figure out where I'm from cause I've developed an irish accent🇪🇸🇮🇪

What’s your favourite thing about your job?🫶
“having the craic with the family and helping them to have a positive experience to remember”

This or That:
🌅Seaside walk or Mountain Hike ➡️ Mountain hike🏔️
Comforting during labour or Empowering parents🤱👨‍🍼➡️ Empowering Parents 👨‍🍼🤱
☕️Tea break or Biscuit break➡️ ☕️Tea break

Alex is the only male midwife in the MLU🎉He has become a brother and friend to us all, and never fails to make us laugh ☺️

🌸Abundant April🌸Another busy month has past in MLU🩷✨ A month of Growing bumps🤰, Growing families🩷 and Growing care 💪🫶
12/05/2026

🌸Abundant April🌸

Another busy month has past in MLU🩷✨
A month of Growing bumps🤰, Growing families🩷 and Growing care 💪🫶

‼️Space available tomorrow for full day Antenatal Class in Carrickmacross✨‼️Contact Emma at @hse.ie or 087 9543898🫶
12/05/2026

‼️Space available tomorrow for full day Antenatal Class in Carrickmacross✨‼️
Contact Emma at @hse.ie or 087 9543898🫶

🍿✨Feature Friday✨🍿 Meet GiedrėRole: Healthcare Assistant 👩‍⚕️Time Working as HCA: 10 years ⏰Time in MLU: 5 years ⏰Fun Fa...
08/05/2026

🍿✨Feature Friday✨🍿

Meet Giedrė
Role: Healthcare Assistant 👩‍⚕️
Time Working as HCA: 10 years ⏰
Time in MLU: 5 years ⏰
Fun Fact: has a degree in financial economics 💵

What’s your favourite thing about your job?🫶
“I truly enjoy caring for women and newborns and feel grateful to support them during such a special and important time in their lives. I’m especially passionate about helping women with breastfeeding, offering gentle support, reassurance, and encouragement along the way. Being able to make even a small positive difference each day is what I love most about my work.”

🧁Sweet or savoury➡️ sweet🧁
🤱Assisting Breastfeeding or baby bath➡️ 🤱Assisting Breastfeeding
🏋️‍♀️Gym or Pilates ➡️ 🏋️‍♀️Gym

Giedrė makes sure everything runs smoothly in the MLU from greeting clients to stocking rooms and helping mums postnatally 💪 It’s safe to say the days without our HCA’s are a little more chaotic! 🫶

This year’s theme for the International Day of the Midwife, “One Million More Midwives,” shines a light not only on the...
05/05/2026

This year’s theme for the International Day of the Midwife, “One Million More Midwives,” shines a light not only on the global shortage that exists, but on what is truly at stake.

Behind that number are real women, real families, and real communities—each with the potential for safer outcomes, more compassionate care, and more positive birth experiences.

Evidence continues to show the profound difference midwives make: improving pregnancy and birth outcomes, reducing interventions, and shaping how care is experienced and remembered.

“Midwives stand at the doorway of life, witnessing the moment a new world begins.”

They are often the first hands to welcome new life—bringing skill, calm, advocacy, and trust to one of life’s most defining moments.

Here in the MLU, we are proud to celebrate our team—their expertise, their dedication, and the care they provide every single day. We celebrate our service, our outcomes, and the lasting impact of midwifery-led care on the lives of those we support 💕

05/05/2026

💐Happy International Day of the Midwife💐

If you needed some inspiration to become a midwife, this is your sign ✨🩷

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