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Labor Guidelines Under Fire | Cork News
A fierce debate erupts over how Ireland handles laboring women, as Dr. Peter Boylan warns current guidelines—particularly the four-centimeter dilation threshold for monitoring—could be dangerously outdated and life-threatening. He cites the UK’s Ockenden Review, where avoidable harm occurred, and argues that strong contractions should trigger immediate care, regardless of dilation. But Dr. Cliona Murphy, HSE’s Clinical Director, pushes back, insisting Irish guidelines are robust, patient-centered, and rigorously reviewed, rejecting Boylan’s narrow focus on one outdated phase. She defends the…
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