Midwifery Led Unit, Drogheda

28/01/2026

🎉 Exciting News for New Mums 🎉

We’re delighted to share that Our Lady of Lourdes Maternity Services have launched a brand-new support service — our Postnatal Hubs 💛

From now on, all new mums will automatically receive an appointment to attend a postnatal hub around 3 weeks after birth, in a location close to home 🏡

These community-based hubs are designed to offer enhanced postnatal care, a chance to check in, ask questions, and be sign-posted early to any additional supports you may need🤱🏻

We’re so proud to be expanding our services and strengthening support for women during this important and often vulnerable transition into motherhood 💕

20/01/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who donated knitted hats to the Neonatal unit. We were overwhelmed with support. And we now have plenty of hats at the moment 💕

08/01/2026

Antenatal and Breastfeeding classes for January be sure to get booked in ⏰

Would you mind putting a message up on your page please 🙏

There are still places available in Saturdays full day antenatal class:
- Class 3 & 4 labour & birth and postnatal & baby care in 📍Drogheda 🗓️ Saturday January 10th.
To book please contact Emma on
☎️ 0879543898
📧 Lourdespregnancyclass@hse.ie

01/01/2026

Congratulations... Proud mum Ifrah Mir from Navan with baby Mustafa who was the first New Year baby born in Our Lady of Lourdes. Photo: Gerry Shanahan. Story in Comments.

26/12/2025

Congratulations to Ciara Mc Gill and Padraig Whelan who welcomed their first baby into the world on the 25/12/2025 at 00.05 🎅🏻 Baby boy Jordan weighed 3.2kgs ⚖️
Pictured here with Grainne Sarsfield our labour ward CMM2 & Sinead Dow ADOM 🎁
What a magical Christmas 🎄

25/12/2025

✨Christmas magic isn’t just found under a tree,
It’s in caring hands and hearts full of empathy.
Midwives with warmth, laughter, and grace,
Bringing joy and life to the world’s smallest face.✨

Shout out to all the wonderful healthcare staff away from home this Christmas 🎅🏻

Especially our Niamh, Britney, Darrelle and Claudia❤️

24/12/2025

⭐️The Christmas Eve dream team ⭐️

20/12/2025

19/12/2025

There were big celebrations in OLOL this week as we celebrated the first annual excellence in midwifery award ✨

There were a total of 17 amazing nominations from the maternity unit, 3 whom were from our MLU team. Well done to our fantastic Grace, Claudia and Fiona on being nominated, we are so proud of them. If you have a look through the pictures you will see so many wonderful familiar faces👏

The overall award went to our amazing colleague Fiona Hodnett from the practice development team. She is an exceptional midwife and colleague and we are all so lucky to work alongside her and learn from her 🏆

Many of you may have met Fiona during a stay on the antenatal ward where she would have cared for you. She has recently took up a new post in the unit as a clinical placement co-ordinator (CPC) which means our upcoming student midwives have the wonderful opportunity to be taught, inspired and support by Fiona 👩🏼‍🏫

This award is a wonderful way to celebrate not only our unique profession but each and every midwife who makes a difference 👩🏼‍⚕️

We are looking forward to next year’s celebrations already 🎊

19/12/2025

✨ Balbriggan Antenatal Clinic ✨

Every Friday morning from 09:00-13:30 our midwives travel to Balbriggan to facilitate an antenatal clinic for all the women attending our care who live in Balbriggan and surrounding areas 🏡

There is free parking at the Balbriggan Clinic 🅿️
Minimal waiting times ⏰
Modern and spacious rooms 🏥
No interruptions 🚫
30 minute time slot for appointment 📅

Our clinic is located in the Primary Care Centre in Balbriggan
📍K32 HC94

This morning our lovely midwife Clara will be in the clinic there to carry out your appointments; check your wellbeing, baby’s position, baby’s growth and answer any queries you may have 👩🏻‍⚕️

If our Balbriggan clinic would suit you please ask your midwife or contact the MLU to have your next visit there ☎️

18/12/2025

Yesterday afternoon our CMM3 Adrienne and CMM2 Lane were live on th Gerry Kelly show on LMFM to discuss the RSV immunisation and its uptake 📻

To have a listen see the link below and forward to 1 hour 2 minutes of the show to ✨

Listen to Late Lunch Wednesday December 18th 2025 from LMFM Late Lunch Listen Back. Home for Christmas and the New Year from Sydney, Lizzie Doran popped in for a catch-up. Fr Paddy Rushe brought us his Christmas wishes and message, Rick Cronje sorted wines for our Christmas table and we heard why it...