The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says the Maternity Hospital in Limerick is short 24 midwives.
The body has conducted a survey of departments across the country to asses the level of staffing.
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It's found the ratio of births to midwives in Limerick is one to every 34 births.
That's above the internationally recomended one to every 29 and a half.
