P.58 Infectious Disease Service - This service looks after the specific needs of pregnant women who have or are at risk of blood and sexually transmitted bacterial and viral infections. This exposure may occur through drug use, unprotected sex, or any contact with infected blood or body fluid. The clinic collaborates closely with allied agencies and specialties (including addiction services and inclusion health. 

P.60 Drug liaison midwife (DLM) service - During 2022, 117 women were referred to the DLM service, including 36 women who had a history of opiate addiction and were engaged in an Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) programme, mostly methadone. This represents an increase of 13% compared with 2021. A total of 62 women linked with the DLM service delivered their babies in the Rotunda Hospital in 2022.

P.143 Substance misuse - In 2022, the medical social worker attached to the DOVE (Danger of Viral Exposure) clinic provided emotional and practical support to women attending this specialist clinic. As part of this role, the medical social worker helps parents to address their addiction issues, at a time where motivation to cease or reduce substance misuse can be high. A total of 48 women attending the DOVE clinic, and who delivered in 2022, were referred to Tusla by the medical social worker.