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The Rotunda Hospital Dublin

Your first antenatal visit.

At your first antenatal visit, or 'booking visit', you will be seen by a midwife who will take a detailed history and assessment of your medical, surgical, obstetric and psychosocial condition. Following a review of the history, a care plan is chosen to meet your needs. It's important to contact us as early as possible when you find out you are pregnant so we can schedule your first visit with us.

We try to see women who present for a booking visit as quickly as possible.

In keeping with best practice guidelines we aim to see women for their booking visit between 12-14 weeks gestation. At this visit you will be seen by a midwife who will take a detailed history and assessment of your medical, surgical, obstetric and psychosocial condition.

Following a review of the history, a care plan is chosen to meet your needs. You are seen by a member of the medical team if further consultation is needed, to ensure the most appropriate care pathway for the pregnancy.

A baseline recording of blood pressure and a sample of urine (please provide a sample at each visit) will be taken. Blood samples are taken and a dating scan performed by an ultra-sonographer.

Book your First Visit

Please contact us as soon as possible when you know you are pregnant..

You can book your First Visit by emailing us at [email protected] or phoning us on 01 873 0596

What happens at your First Visit at The Rotunda

Antenatal Care

Care pathways.

Following a review of your history, a care plan, or pathway, is chosen to meet your needs.

The ‘Supported Care Pathway’ is intended for normal risk women and babies. It is delivered by the Hospital and Community Midwifery team and GP.

The ‘Assisted Care Pathway’ is intended for mothers and babies considered medium risk, this care is delivered by Obstetricians and Midwives in the hospital setting and GP.

The ‘Specialised Care Pathway’ for high-risk mothers and babies is led by the Obstetric team and involves midwives as part of a multidisciplinary team. Care will, in the main, be provided in the hospital and may include your G.P.

A woman may need to transfer, either temporarily or permanently between care pathways if an emerging risk is found.

Blood Tests

With your written permission, several blood tests are taken. You will be happy to know that all these tests are usually taken at the same time. These blood tests will:

Check your haemoglobin level (iron),
Check your blood group.
Check your rubella immunity (German measles) .
Check for sexually transmitted infections.
Check for varicella, which is also called ‘chickenpox’.
Check for sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia.

More Information on blood tests during your First Visit

Additional tests, urine tests.

Your urine is checked at every antenatal visit. The two main tests are for protein and glucose (sugar).

Blood Pressure

Checking and recording your blood pressure at the first visit is important.

This first reading is used as a ‘baseline reading’. Every time your blood pressure is checked after that, it is compared to this reading.

Weight check

If you are of average height and weight, you can expect to gain about 10 – 15 kg (20 – 30 lbs) during the pregnancy. The only time that you are weighed in the hospital is at your first visit.

More Information on tests during your First Visit

Finding your way to your first antenatal visit.

1. Main Hospital Entrance. 2. Turn left after the automatic doors. 3. Walk straight past the shop and through the double doors. 4. Walk through the door towards the Outpatients Department. 5. Walk straight along the corridor until you reach a ramp. 6. Walk up the ramp. 7. Turn left once you reach the top of the ramp. 8. Turn left into the room with seating. 9. Outpatients Reception.

When attending the Outpatients Department, please only attend 15 minutes before the SPECIFIC visit time to check-in.

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Staying Healthy During Pregnancy

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Maternity options.

As a semi-private patient of The Rotunda Private, you will enjoy the many benefits of our state-of-the-art hospital and be cared for by our team of medical professionals.

Semi-Private Maternity Care

If you choose to be a semi-private patient your care during the antenatal stage will be Consultant led with a multidisciplinary team including specialist registrars alongside a team of experienced midwives for all your visits. Whilst we make every effort, you may not see the same Consultant at each visit.

Visits will alternate with your GP under the combined care scheme and your GP will see you for your six-week postnatal check-up unless you have been requested to attend the hospital.

Maternity Care

Semi-private care.

Obstetric Fee: €1,200
Registration and Diagnostic Fee: €100 (Ultrasound scans are performed in a Private setting-The Grainne Suite as prescribed by your doctor and is payable to the Rotunda Semi-Private Clinic at the time of the booking visit) You will also be accommodated in a Semi-private room on admission, where available* The following is included:
If you choose to be a Semi-private clinic (SPC) patient you will be seen under the supervision of an Obstetrician led team along with experienced midwives for your visits. Visits will alternate with your GP under the combined care scheme and your GP will see you for your six week postnatal check-up unless you have been requested to attend the hospital.
Shared Care Package
Consultant Led Semi-Private Package
Online virtual parent education programme is available at no charge. Our Parent Education programme encompasses a multi-disciplinary approach with inclusion of antenatal education midwife specialists, physiotherapists, the medical social work department and mental health support midwives
Online virtual hypnobirthing classes available (at additional charge)
Complimentary online breastfeeding classes available
Ultrasound scans in Private setting- Grainne Suite as prescribed by your doctor
All Rotunda blood tests requested by your doctor
Regular visits and telephone access to semi-private clinic midwives. Voicemails will be returned as soon as possible. If your query is urgent please contact the Emergency and Assessment Unit on 01 817 1700.
The Delivery Suite Midwives will care for you and the Consultant / Senior Registrar on call that day will oversee your care at time of Delivery
Semi-Private room after delivery*For More Information, To Book in please contact by Email: [email protected] Phone: 01 874 0992

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Patient charges.

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Rotunda Hospital.

Open Monday – Friday 08.30 am – 16.30 pm

Phone: 01 817 1763 or 01 817 1764

Health Insurance

Please confirm with your health insurance company that you hold an adequate level of cover for your treatment and accommodation. It is important to note that there is a 52-week waiting period applied by all insurers before you will be covered by them for maternity services.

If you choose to be a semi-private patient, you are liable for all costs associated with your maternity care.

It is your responsibility to check with your insurance company to ensure you are fully covered for your hospital stay in a multi-occupancy semi-private room.

Health Insurance Form

Care options.

If you choose to be a private or semi-private patient, you are liable for all costs associated with your maternity care at The Rotunda Private.

Unfortunately, we are unable to guarantee that you will be offered accommodation of your choice during your stay.

Semi-Private Fees

Private medical insurance information for maternity patients.

Click to see a number of questions for your insurer that we have prepared that may help clarify your Maternity cover. It is important that you use this guide as you will be billed personally for any outstanding costs not covered by your insurer.

Insurance Information

Accommodation rates.

Accommodation rates may increase on 1st January of each year and there is also a possible yearly increase in medical fees on the 1st July. The price charged will be applicable to the rate at time of admission.

In addition, delivery, anaesthetic, pathology and radiology consultant fees will be payable where applicable. Most policies will cover these fees but again we would advise confirming cover with your insurer.

Important note regarding your admission to hospital as a semi-private patient.

Health insurance companies cover a three night stay or five nights for caesarean section. If it is medically necessary for you to stay longer than that should be covered, although you will need to check what accommodation would be covered by your insurer.

After the birth of your baby whatever method you choose, don’t forget that you can add your baby to your policy straight away.

Insurance Forms

For your convenience please download and complete the insurance forms prior to arriving at The Rotunda Private for your care. If you have no health insurance (cash payer) and you are paying for a semi-private package, you must pay for 2 nights’ Semi-Private accommodation in advance of your admission for the birth of your baby. Other fees will also be charged. For further information about the fees and for any other queries, please contact: patient accounts department by phoning 01 – 817 1763 or 817 1764. Payment of all bills is due in full, on discharge from hospital.

The Rotunda Private operates a direct payment scheme with the following private insurance companies.

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Private Care
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Lillie Suite
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Neonatology / Paediatric eReferral

Rotunda Private vs Public

I think what she’s saying is that because your care under the public scheme is mainly midwife led for the birth ( doctors only called if needed, so in unlikely event of an emergency) you are less likely to need/get any sort of intervention. Midwives attend more births than doctors and are trained to intervene non-surgically. Eg to manually manipulate baby into the right position, getting you to move into a specific stance etc.

Yes the stats about getting more interventions and higher section rates are widely available and there are multiple studies on them. The results are astounding. This echoes through the American set up and you can see this clearly reading your home boards during your delivery months. Basically it comes down to people feeling a sense of entitlement to dictate what happens to them because they are paying for it, rather than following the best advice of the doctors. Then doctors feeling increased pressure to do what the patient wants rather than what they deem to be medically necessary or needed because they are getting paid directly by them and they can bring their business elsewhere if unhappy.

i went public at rotunda and found them excellent, would definitely recommend going public. baby was delivered 6 weeks ago and i was in a room with 3 other women afterwards