CUMH is part of the South/South-West Hospital Group (SSWHG) and is the largest tertiary referral centre in the South of Ireland. Over 8,000 babies are delivered at the hospital every year. The birthing suite at CUMH has 12 individual delivery rooms, one of which has a birth pool that can be used for pain relief in the first stage of labour. The hospital also houses a theatre suite with four operating theatres, a high dependency unit for women with pregnancy complications, an exceptional neonatal unit, a recovery room, and a ‘home from home’ room, which is available to women who wish to give birth in a less formal environment within the hospital.