Mothers choose hotels over maternity hospitals
Sunday Times 22/02/2009 - Catherine Cleary
Expectant mothers in Ireland are making the recession work for them by booking special deals in luxury hotels for their post-natal care, in preference to expensive stays in private maternity hospitals.
A growing number of pregnant women are avoiding the large bills associated with consultant-led private treatment by opting for free, community-based midwifery services. Some are then using the savings to book into hotel suites within hours of giving birth, getting top-level after-care for far less than a stay in a private hospital due to the special deals on offer in the hospitality industry.
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