Maternity facilities in some hospitals have been compared to "cattle marts,” by  Fianna Fáil TD Lisa Chambers who has spoken out about the standard of care for pregnant women falling well below what is expected.

On this evenings Hard Shoulder Niamh Healy Antenatal Educator /Tutor and Author of The Consumer Guide to Maternity Services in Ireland, joined Ivan to discuss if this description really is a fair representation of maternity care in Ireland.