# Birth

Last year

2022

Voices

Author: 'Nobody told me about the loneliness that comes with having a new baby'

Read a motherhood diary from the author of crime thriller Hide and Seek, Andrea Mara.

25.4k

Aug 3rd 2022, 8:00 PM

# Women's Health

Stephen Donnelly confirms opening of two additional specialist menopause clinics

A total of six menopause clinics will be rolled out nationwide this year.

16.8k

Apr 29th 2022, 6:30 AM

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# Pregnancy

67-year-old woman becomes China's 'oldest new mother'

Her baby girl is reportedly called Tianci, meaning “gift from heaven”.

29.4k

Oct 28th 2019, 3:37 PM

# lucina

RTÉ received 31 complaints about a mannequin giving birth on the Late Late Show

The simulator is used by RCSI medical students to prepare them for the real-life labour ward.

97.3k

May 13th 2019, 5:40 PM

# phoenix

Police investigation launched in Arizona after reports woman in coma for 10 years gave birth

The birth was reported by a local Phoenix news organisation.

79.5k

Jan 6th 2019, 12:42 PM

# 22nd century

Babies born in Ireland in 2019 can expect to live until 2101

Ireland is one of only 28 countries where 2019 babies will likely live until the 22nd century

51.1k

Jan 1st 2019, 7:10 AM

# pain relief

Changing the drug used during labour could halve the number of women needing an epidural

Pethidine is the most widely used drug but new research suggests remifentanil may work better.

21.0k

Aug 14th 2018, 6:01 AM

# It's a girl

New Zealand prime minister gives birth to a baby girl

Jacinda Ardern becomes just the second world leader to give birth while in office.

33.2k

Jun 21st 2018, 8:09 AM

Voices

'We need maternity care providers who respect women and who listen to women'

There needs to be a change in narrative around maternity care in Ireland.

32.6k

Jun 2nd 2018, 9:00 AM

# medical risk

Study looks at whether women who have had a C-section should attempt vaginal birth

Though absolute rates were low in mothers who had attempted this type of birth.

29.2k

May 7th 2018, 8:00 AM

Voices

My unplanned homebirth: 'You can’t help but think "what if?"'

I will never forget the sound of my waters breaking, writes Jessica O’Neill.

29.9k

Apr 29th 2018, 7:30 PM

# world prematurity day

'Until you have a premature baby, you don't know what you're up against'

Today is World Prematurity Day.

16.3k

Nov 17th 2017, 6:01 AM

# High Court

Man secures injunction against deportation as his first child is about to be born

The man claims his right to human dignity would be breached if he was to be deported so close to the birth of his and his Irish partner’s first child.

21.4k

Apr 13th 2017, 6:05 PM

# baby elephant

Dublin Zoo celebrates a very adorable new arrival

Just look at her.

18.1k

Mar 16th 2017, 5:37 PM

# waiting for godot

Millions of people have been watching a live stream of a pregnant giraffe about to give birth

Despite very little happening all week, millions have tuned in waiting for April the giraffe to give birth.

19.6k

Mar 3rd 2017, 10:50 PM

# Court Order

Activists criticise HSE attempt to force woman to have Caesarean section

The HSE attempted to take an order in court, but a judge refused it.

24.2k

Nov 2nd 2016, 6:14 PM

# Tallaght

Newborn baby revived by Dublin Fire Brigade after "unexpected" home birth

The dramatic situation unfolded near Tallaght at the weekend.

21.3k

Oct 13th 2016, 10:56 PM

# baby joy

2FM's Louise McSharry has just given birth to her first child

Yay! Hello to little Sam <3

6.8k

Oct 6th 2016, 12:58 PM

# i did this

This dad-to-be wore the most ridiculous t-shirt during his wife's labour

This is not helping, dad.

9.3k

Jun 24th 2016, 7:57 PM

# like and overshare

Man in America accidentally livestreams birth of his child to thousands of people

These things happen.

32.1k

May 19th 2016, 8:10 AM

Voices

'What if he says a new word? What if he forgets me? The back-to-work guilts are the worst'

The fear of missing out is something every mother experiences returning to work after maternity leave, writes Jennifer Ryan Moran.

140

Jan 29th 2016, 8:00 AM

# smackdown

Trump taunts Cruz over the fact he was born in Canada

He told him he’s “not a natural born citizen”.

14.0k

Jan 11th 2016, 9:55 AM

# logical

'Upset' man charged with calling in bomb threat to hospital as he was missing the birth of his child

Michael Morlang was apparently enraged that the birth was proceeding in Utah while he was outside the state.

21.7k

Nov 20th 2015, 9:42 PM

# baby born

A new dad posed for a selfie with his wife giving birth in the background

And he lived to tell the tale.

6.9k

Nov 10th 2015, 10:00 PM

# Located

Missing mother found after leaving newborn baby at London hospital

The woman had given birth on Thursday morning.

23.6k

Oct 18th 2015, 11:29 AM

# baby on board

"Is there a doctor on board?" - Watch this woman give birth in a plane over the Pacific

Six flight attendants wearing surgical masks can be seen

21.9k

Oct 16th 2015, 8:32 AM

# blessed birth

Brian Blessed 'delivered a baby in a park and bit through its umbilical cord'

Very impressive.

30.1k

Oct 7th 2015, 2:39 PM

Voices

Consultant turned tap and pregnant woman told, 'That’s the volume of blood that will gush out of you'

Dil Wickremasinghe writes about how she was treated by doctors when she opted for a home birth.

9.7k

116

Sep 1st 2015, 8:00 AM

# Paraguay

Girl (11) denied abortion after being raped gives birth

The authorities’ handling of the case sparked outrage.

30.4k

101

Aug 14th 2015, 10:43 AM

# baptism of fire

This baby girl was delivered by Dublin firefighters this morning

Baby Eva’s parents will have a good story to tell her when she’s older.

28.7k

Aug 3rd 2015, 11:25 AM

Voices

Giving birth at home helped me to feel safe and in control

I want to raise awareness of the benefits of having a home birth in healthy pregnancies, with the hope that it will encourage more women to explore this option.

2.0k

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Jul 14th 2015, 11:40 PM

# Birth

Family of child with brain injury slam "unacceptable" nine-year HSE delay

The HSE only last month admitted liability in the case of Tadhg Costello.

12.0k

Mar 20th 2015, 2:40 PM

# it's like we're there

Samsung decided to livestream a birth using virtual reality

It was for the father only, mind.

9.4k

Mar 16th 2015, 7:30 PM

# giant child

'I was cussing up a storm': Florida woman gives birth to 14 pound baby

The mother also didn’t know she was pregnant until eight months into the pregnancy.

21.3k

Feb 11th 2015, 3:00 PM

# special delivery

Woman gives birth to 10lb baby in car as she drives herself to hospital

“I knew the baby was coming and it doesn’t help to panic. So, I just stayed calm and said, ‘Well, if I deliver it on my own then I deliver it on my own.”

25.3k

Feb 2nd 2015, 2:45 PM