Maternity Hospital Taxi Service

You could order a taxi on bolt or free now. Also near the hospital there are a lot of taxis

I asked the lady at reception in the Rotunda to order me a taxi. She did it no problem. The taxi was there a few minutes later.

We don't have a car either. Usually I call a taxi myself to go to hospital appointments or get home from them. Plan to do the same after baby arrives unless we can reserve a Yuko or GoCar.

Do we need a car seat for our new born when taking him home from the hospital by taxi or do we just ... hold him?

Yes you'll need a car seat even for a taxi. We don't own a car but still had to purchase a car seat since the baby will need to be transported by car on occasion

https://www2.hse.ie/babies-children/child-safety/transport/car-seats-and-child-safety-cars/

This has info on Taxis as well. It might depend on the driver you get.

Thanks very much Hannah 🥰

yes, definitely need a carseat, it's mandatory for everyone to be discharged from the hospital - you have to show them you have it.

I'm sure the person at reception can call you a cab. Free now app is quite reliable and fast. I like how when you order the cab you can message the driver too. Make sure you have baby car seat though for taxis x

I wood suggest using the FREENOW app also. You can also add a note to the driver you’ve been allocated too to say I have a car seat etc you can also choose a larger taxi too if they are available