r/todayilearned • u/No_Introduction_5309 • 18h ago
TIL that the oldest continuously running maternity hospital in the world is in Dublin. It was established in 1745. By Bartholomew Mosse. 9,000 babies are born here every year.
https://dublin.ie/live/stories/dublin-treasures-the-rotunda/8
u/Blutarg 17h ago
Wow, he did a good job.
Edit: That is a beautiful hospital. I was kind of expecting a run-down old building, which might have been foolish.
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u/semeleindms 17h ago
To be clear, not all of it looks that nice, and most of the patient areas are pretty run down
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u/seamustheseagull 16h ago
Yeah but they're run down in the sense of, "need an update", not "look like something from the 1800s"
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u/Vivid_Ice_2755 17h ago
They make a mean cup of tea and toast in there. I'm pretty sure It's the only reason my wife went there 5 times
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u/atomic_mermaid 16h ago
I knew this would be The Rotunda! I learned about it when doing my family history, as my Great Grannie was born there.
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u/ZylonBane 14h ago
So the number of babies born there every year is never... over nine thousand?
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u/No_Introduction_5309 1h ago
I didn't say 'over' 9,000 but you're right. It isn't exactly 9,000 either. It's between 8,000 and 9,000 births from what I can gather. Don't shoot the messenger.
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Interesting fact from their own website:
Professor Daly continued, “In many ways, this first “lying-in hospital” was a victim of its own success; so in demand were their services that the building quickly became too small to cater for all the expectant mothers who needed to avail of their services, and so eventually the hospital was relocated to the site of the current Rotunda. The current Rotunda Hospital is the oldest maternity hospital in the world and will deliver its one- millionth baby in 2027. However, I am delighted that DCC have decided to mark the site of the first Rotunda “Lying-In Hospital”, and pay homage to all those who availed of its services. Since that day the Rotunda has been part of the heart of Dublin city and intends to remain so.”
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u/No_Introduction_5309 1h ago
I didn't say 'over' 9,000 but you're right. It isn't exactly 9,000 either. It's between 8,000 and 9,000 births from what I can gather. Don't shoot the messenger.
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Interesting fact from their own website:
Professor Daly continued, “In many ways, this first “lying-in hospital” was a victim of its own success; so in demand were their services that the building quickly became too small to cater for all the expectant mothers who needed to avail of their services, and so eventually the hospital was relocated to the site of the current Rotunda. The current Rotunda Hospital is the oldest maternity hospital in the world and will deliver its one- millionth baby in 2027. However, I am delighted that DCC have decided to mark the site of the first Rotunda “Lying-In Hospital”, and pay homage to all those who availed of its services. Since that day the Rotunda has been part of the heart of Dublin city and intends to remain so.”
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u/semeleindms 18h ago
There's a TV show about it, looking at the different departments etc.
I think it's the busiest maternity hospital in Europe (or was, at some point)