Dr. Siobhán Murphy

Dr. Siobhán Murphy is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) in Dublin — Ireland's largest and most important maternity hospital and a centre of excellence for complex obstetric and gynaecological care. With 18 years of clinical experience, she is one of Dublin's most experienced obstetricians.

The National Maternity Hospital is the national referral centre for complex obstetric cases, managing approximately 9,000 deliveries annually including many high-risk pregnancies referred from across Ireland. Dr. Murphy practises within this high-volume, high-acuity environment, managing the full spectrum of obstetric and gynaecological disease.

Ireland has an excellent healthcare system operating to EU and UK standards. The National Maternity Hospital is internationally recognised for its clinical outcomes and subspecialty services. Dr. Murphy trained through the Irish specialty training programme and holds the MRCOG from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (London) and the FRCPI from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland — among the most prestigious obstetrics and gynaecology qualifications available.

Her clinical interests encompass high-risk obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine, and laparoscopic gynaecological surgery.

Dr. Murphy completed her MB BCh BAO medical degree at University College Dublin (UCD) — Ireland's largest university. She undertook her obstetrics and gynaecology specialist training through the Irish Training Scheme (RCPI/IoG) at major Dublin teaching hospitals including the National Maternity Hospital, the Rotunda Hospital, and the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital. She passed the MRCOG examination of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (London) and holds the FRCPI from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. She completed a subspecialty fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at a leading European centre, gaining advanced training in foetal anomaly scanning, invasive prenatal diagnosis, and management of complex multiple pregnancies.

Dr. Murphy's obstetric practice at the National Maternity Hospital covers the full spectrum of high-risk obstetrics. She manages gestational diabetes (dietary, oral agent, and insulin therapy), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy including severe preeclampsia and HELLP, foetal growth restriction with serial Doppler monitoring, multiple pregnancies (twins, triplets), and placental disorders including placenta praevia and accreta.

For foetal medicine, she performs detailed foetal anomaly scanning, nuchal translucency measurement, amniocentesis, and chorionic villus sampling (CVS). She is involved in multidisciplinary management of structurally abnormal foetuses including referral for in utero intervention.

In gynaecology, she performs laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis (including deep infiltrating endometriosis), fibroid laparoscopic myomectomy, and hysteroscopy. She provides colposcopy for CIN management.

Ireland is an English-speaking EU country accessible from across Europe and North America. International patients can access private obstetric and gynaecological care at Dublin's private maternity hospitals, including the Rotunda, the National Maternity Hospital, and the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital. Dr. Murphy consults in English and is experienced with international patients seeking specialist obstetric or fertility care in Dublin. Private obstetric care in Ireland is available through private health insurance or self-pay, and the hospital's international patient team can provide cost estimates, appointment coordination, and documentation for insurance providers. Diaspora patients returning to Ireland and international patients seeking high-quality English-language obstetric care in a European setting find Dublin an accessible choice.

Dr. Murphy holds the MRCOG (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London) and FRCPI (Royal College of Physicians of Ireland) — two of the most prestigious OB/GYN qualifications in the English-speaking world. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and has been recognised by the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Ireland for her contributions to clinical obstetric education. She has published research on high-risk obstetric outcomes and presents at RCOG and FIGO international meetings. She received the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Ireland Award for Excellence in Clinical Education, recognising her contributions to training the next generation of Irish obstetricians and gynaecologists.