The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin

The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin The oldest continuously operating maternity hospital in the world. The Maternity Hospital of Choice โ€“ Outstanding care delivered by exceptional people.
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Smoke Free Campus ๐Ÿšญ The Rotunda Hospital, the oldest continuously operating maternity hospital in the world, and one of the busiest in Europe! We pride ourselves on respecting the individual womanโ€™s right to choose the care pathway that suits her needs and celebrate the fact that for over 274 years, hundreds of thousands of women have trusted the Rotunda to care for themselves and their babies during this precious and exciting time. Founded in 1745 by Bartholomew Mosse, surgeon and man-midwife, the original Dublin Lying-In Hospital was a maternity training hospital, the first of its kind anywhere. In 1757, the institution moved to a different location where it became โ€œThe New Lying-In Hospitalโ€. This is the hospital complex that is referred to today as simply โ€œThe Rotundaโ€. The Rotunda Hospital is unique as an institution in that it has continued to provide an unbroken record of service to women and babies since its foundation in 1745 and has occupied its present premises since 1757.

Today, October 13th, marks World Thrombosis Day (WTD), a global campaign to raise awareness about the causes, signs and ...
13/10/2025

Today, October 13th, marks World Thrombosis Day (WTD), a global campaign to raise awareness about the causes, signs and symptoms and prevention of blood clots.

Blood clots are more likely to happen when you are pregnant and in the six weeks after your baby is born. In many cases, blood clots can be prevented by staying mobile, staying well hydrated and using preventative measures recommended by your doctor or midwife. Speak with your doctor, nurse or midwife about your risk of blood clots.

More information and some useful resources are available from the HSE website: https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/cspd/ncps/vte/resources/

Congratulations to HSE Dublin North and East Hospitals Network for winning an award at the Menopause Workplace Excellenc...
10/10/2025

Congratulations to HSE Dublin North and East Hospitals Network for winning an award at the Menopause Workplace Excellence Awards 2025. This award celebrates organisations and individuals leading the way in menopause-inclusive workplaces across Ireland. Well done to everyone who contributed to this incredible achievement! ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ‰

Dublin North East, RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, The Menopause Hub, Great Place to Work Ireland

As National Breastfeeding Week comes to an end, we encourage parents to keep practicing safe skin-to-skin with their bab...
07/10/2025

As National Breastfeeding Week comes to an end, we encourage parents to keep practicing safe skin-to-skin with their baby.

Thank you to our Rotunda parents for sharing their skin-to-skin moments with us.

"Our baby Ollie arrived at 30 weeks and skin-to-skin played such an important part in our journey in NICU. From our firs...
06/10/2025

"Our baby Ollie arrived at 30 weeks and skin-to-skin played such an important part in our journey in NICU. From our first cuddle to our last one in NICU to plenty of skin-to-skin at home, I lived for those moments. Being able to hold and cuddle my baby and normalise our time together-knowing I was all he needed in that moment-priceless."

Emer & Ollie

Meet Michelle and Fiadh๐Ÿ’•who shared their breastfeeding journey and the support they received from our Lactation Consulta...
03/10/2025

Meet Michelle and Fiadh๐Ÿ’•who shared their breastfeeding journey and the support they received from our Lactation Consultants for National Breastfeeding Week.๐Ÿคฑ

Meet Stefany and Ettore๐Ÿ’•who shared their breastfeeding journey and the support they received from our Lactation Consulta...
03/10/2025

Meet Stefany and Ettore๐Ÿ’•who shared their breastfeeding journey and the support they received from our Lactation Consultants for National Breastfeeding Week.๐Ÿคฑ

Meet Czarina and Chantal๐Ÿ’•who shared their breastfeeding journey and the support they received from our Lactation Consult...
03/10/2025

Meet Czarina and Chantal๐Ÿ’•who shared their breastfeeding journey and the support they received from our Lactation Consultants for National Breastfeeding Week.๐Ÿคฑ

Skin-to-skin contact helps you build and maintain a relationship with your baby. While enjoying this special time, it is...
02/10/2025

Skin-to-skin contact helps you build and maintain a relationship with your baby. While enjoying this special time, it is important to follow these safe practices.

As part of national breastfeeding week, we recommend watching the HSE video on how to carry out skin-to-skin to help keep your baby safe during this special bonding time. Visit the link in our bio for the video.

https://youtu.be/7AiF7Id3yAQ?feature=shared

Skin-to-skin contact helps you build and maintain a relationship with your baby. While enjoying this special time, it is...
02/10/2025

Skin-to-skin contact helps you build and maintain a relationship with your baby. While enjoying this special time, it is important to follow these safe practices.

Happy National Breastfeeding Week 2025! ๐Ÿคฑ This yearโ€™s theme is โ€˜๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ-๐˜ต๐˜ฐ-๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต.'Throug...
01/10/2025

Happy National Breastfeeding Week 2025! ๐Ÿคฑ This yearโ€™s theme is โ€˜๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ-๐˜ต๐˜ฐ-๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต.'

Throughout the week, weโ€™re celebrating with activities that highlight the importance of safe skin-to-skin in supporting feeding, bonding, and recovery after birth.

For more information, watch the HSE video linked https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=7AiF7Id3yAQ

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The Rotunda Hospital was founded in 1745. Over 270 years later, we're still looking after women and babies in Ireland in maternity, neonatal and gynaecology.

The Rotunda Hospital is the world's oldest continuously working maternity hospital - and Europeโ€™s busiest - We hope to be providing maternity, neonatal and gynaecological care to women, babies and their families for another 270 years.