National Maternity Experience Survey

The overall purpose and objective of the National Care Experience Programme is to engage with and understand the experience of patients and use this feedback to inform the future development, planning, design and delivery of patient-centred care.

The target population for the National Maternity Experience Survey includes women aged 16 or over who have given birth in specific months and who hold a postal address in the Republic of Ireland. The National Care Experience Programme will undertake a dedicated survey for women who experience a negative maternity outcome such as a miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death in 2022 https://yourexperience.ie/maternity-bereavement/about-the-survey/

Purpose: The National Care Experience Programme asks people about their experiences of care in order to improve the quality of health and social care services in Ireland.

All nineteen maternity units/hospitals and the HSE National Home Births Services participate in the National Maternity Experience Survey.

Coverage: National.

The National Maternity Experience Survey commenced in 2019 and will be conducted every two-three years and in alternate years to the National Maternity Bereavement Experience Survey.

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HIQA
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data@hiqa.ie
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HIQA
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Release date January 1, 2019
Modification date October 28, 2025
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Identifier NDC-0092
Frequency http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/frequency/ANNUAL
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The National Maternity Experience Survey includes 65 structured, tick-box questions and three open-ended (free-flow) questions. The survey can be completed online or by returning the questionnaire via freepost. The data is collected on an annual basis at two-three year intervals.
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January 1, 2019
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December 17, 2025
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Minimum typical age 18
Maximum typical age 75
Number of records 1338914
Number of records for unique individuals. 332379
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