Maternity Care Services in Ashbourne, Co. Meath

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Every woman who is pregnant and ordinarily a resident in Ireland (living here and intend to remain here for at least one year) is entitled to maternity care under the Dual Care Maternity Scheme.

This scheme provides an agreed programme of care and is provided by both a registered GP and a hospital obstetrician. You do not need a medical card to avail of this scheme.

We know that finding out you are expecting can be full of a mixture of emotions and we hope that we are here to help and guide you and your family through one of the most important episodes of your life.

FAQ

How do I register?

When you discover you are pregnant you will need to attend a GP that you wish to cover your Dual Care and register with them, this is classed as your first visit and should ideally be before week 12 of the pregnancy. You will need to complete some paperwork at the surgery and also select which hospital you want to register with. We then send off this paperwork for you and you will receive a letter through the post confirming that you are eligible for the scheme.

Every hospital is different to register with so the best thing is to contact the Administration office of your chosen hospital to find out how you actually personally register with them. Filling out the form with us doesn’t automatically do this. You will then get a letter with your first appointment from the hospital which will be before week 20 of the pregnancy.

Can I change my GP?

Yes, you can! You just need to complete the paperwork again at the new surgery and ask them to send it off. It’s also worth checking with the HSE that this has been done.

What visits does it cover?

It covers all 6-7 maternity visits with the GP (first visit before week 12), week 24, week 28 (not first pregnancy), week 30, week 34, week 37, week 39 and the subsequent two visits after the birth.

It also covers the hospital maternity visits before week 20, week 28 (subsequent pregnancies), week 32, week 36, week 38 and week 40.

It does not cover any unrelated visits although if you suffer from a significant illness such as diabetes you may have up to an additional 5 visits to the GP but this must be notified at appointment booking stage.

Please see the below table for further details. Insert Dual Care Maternity visits here.

Booking an appointment

You will get two short appointments for each visit, one with the Doctor and one with the Nurse. Certain elements are always undertaken at each visit such as a urine sample and blood pressure. We can offer appointments during the day, evening and weekends but you must always book an appointment as both the Doctor and Nurse need to be present. Just give reception a call if your appointment wasn’t already scheduled at your previous visit.

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Testimonials

Excellent trouble free service. Thanks to Makiesse for helping me with on the customer help chat with some queries I had- lovely to deal with and sorted out my queries very quickly and professionally
Caitriona Higgins
7/08/2022
Had a great experience both on site and when using the chat option on web site where all queries were promptly answered by Makiesse. Would recommend
Nigel Foley
7/03/2022
The facility at the Shannon Airport absolutely wonderful! I was a late walk since I and had just landed . I wanted to get the test done before my early next day departure. Nothing on my phone worked the way I wanted, but the 3 lady’s T,L, and L ( first letter of each their first name) walked me through the process! They even left little after official closing, to make sure I had the results.
They went way above and beyond their responsibilities!
Thank you , Thank you!
John Kappeyne van de Coppello
6/11/2022
Testing Center, took us in almost 2 hours earlier than our scheduled time which we were really grateful for. Otherwise we would’ve missed our flight. We got our test results in about 10 minutes! Very smooth easy transaction.
Lisa Brown-Hite
6/04/2022
I spoke with Makiesse changing my appointment for more than 30 min, with out her help I couldn't make it change my appointment, she is a credit for RocDoc. well done Makiesse you are well trained customer service.
Asmerom Haile
5/27/2022
My wife and I arrived in Dublin in the evening and we had an afternoon flight to the United States the next day. I was having difficulty finding a testing center that would provide express return results for Covid. I finally found RocDoc and set up an appointment for the next morning for us both. The team was very friendly and efficient, we both had our tests done in 10 minutes and we had the results back in about an hour. A worker even called a taxi for us. They were great and helped in a stressful situation.
Chaz
5/09/2022
Excellent service from start to finish. They saw me super quickly. I had booked the wrong test but they kindly explained to me how to fix it and helped me through it. Seen super quickly. All of the staff were very polite and the rest didn’t hurt a bit (first time ever that it didn’t hurt me). Really nice. Then I couldn’t access my document but within a minute Makiesse in the chat sorted it out and sent it to me. I’m so happy from start to finish. Quick, clean, kind staff and competent. Some of the reviews here had worried me but I wanted to say that I’m glad I used them and will use them again. Thank you all.
nic c
5/07/2022
it was very easy. clinic is right next to the terminal at shannon airport. we went in, and Liz was super helpful in scheduling us for appointments. She helped us set up online accounts, and even walked back to the terminal with us to where there was wifi to help.us complete the booking. the next day we showed up and were in and out and on our way in less than 15 minutes.
Daniel McCarville
4/02/2022
The two lads that helped me were incredible (at check in and doing the test). The results were faster than I could have imagined. It was a little more expensive than I would have hoped, but I would pay double knowing what I know now.
SOS Golf Tour
3/09/2022
I needed help to apply credits to test bookings at Cork airport for myself and my family. Kim, the customer service agent, was extremely efficient and walked me through the process promptly. When I made an error in the booking, they were quick to correct it and were polite and patient throughout. Highly recommend both the test service and their client support.
Anne O
2/27/2022