Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - PQ 59548-26
Deputy Quinlivan asked about maternity policy around membrane sweeps prior to week 40 of pregnancy in Limerick. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs and HSE Mid West
Published: September 2026
Updated: November 2026
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To ask the Minister for Health if the offer of membrane sweeps prior to week 40 of pregnancy, without medical indication, is a standard maternity policy at University Maternity Hospital Limerick. -Maurice Quinlivan
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