Maternity Hospitals See Rise in Aggressive Incidents

0:00Europe news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters across Europe. I'm Cory with the story. Aggressive incidents are on the rise in Ireland's maternity hospitals, hitting places like delivery suites. Last year, the National Maternity Hospital on Hollis Street recorded 51 cases more than double the year before. Over at the Rotunda in Dublin, it jumped to 56 from just seven earlier. The cum saw 44 over three years, including seven right in labor rooms. These spikes often tie back to trouble spilling over from nearby streets like fights or drug users wandering onto hospital grounds. Visitors ignoring rules on who can come in are another big trigger, especially partners upset about limits during births. Staff and families feel the strain, but hospitals say most blow-ups stay minor thanks to quick de-escalation training. Guardi got called 34 times to the Rotunda alone last year and zero tolerance policies protect moms, babies, and workers. Better reporting tools, like QR codes for security logs,

1:03explain a lot of the uptick, not more actual violence. Expanded facilities and staff encouragement to note even small issues playing too alongside new safety drills boosting awareness. Hospitals are holding the line with these changes, keeping things safer amid the chaos outside their doors.