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# childbirth - Tuesday 6 August, 2019
'Nothing can actually prepare you': 8 mums share how they dealt with their fears about giving birth
From pre-natal yoga to positive thinking, there are lots of different approaches. Here, some veterans share what worked for them.
# childbirth - Thursday 11 April, 2019
HSE apologises to women callers to Joe Duffy's Liveline who shared their traumatic childbirth experiences
Over the last fortnight, many women have taken to the national airwaves to share their stories of childbirth.
# childbirth - Thursday 7 February, 2019
New study seeks first-time mothers in Ireland who experienced trauma during childbirth
The study will explore the impact of a traumatic birth on a mother’s emotional and psychological wellbeing.
# childbirth - Wednesday 21 February, 2018
'I almost died after giving birth to my daughter'
Serena Williams has opened up about a recent life-threatening experience.
# childbirth - Wednesday 24 January, 2018
'Incontinence, groin pain, I find it hard to walk and physical relations with my husband are impossible'
Niamh had a vaginal mesh operation 10 years ago and says even though she is only 58, she now feels like she is 90.
# childbirth - Friday 17 November, 2017
'Until you have a premature baby, you don't know what you're up against'
Today is World Prematurity Day.
# childbirth - Wednesday 19 July, 2017
9 things I wish I'd known about breastfeeding
Turns out the things I’d learned from TV sitcoms weren’t true, writes Chrissie Russell.
# childbirth - Sunday 5 February, 2017
'I was tested to the limit': How hypnobirthing is helping women during labour
“Some people think it’s new age, hippy dippy. It’s anything other than that. It’s very practical, down to earth.”
# childbirth - Thursday 24 November, 2016
Updated: Minister's relief as 'vital' new National Maternity Hospital gets the go-ahead
There had been a row over who would govern the new €150 million development.
# childbirth - Saturday 23 April, 2016
Three babies delivered by ambulance crews last night
Mothers and babies are all doing well.
# childbirth - Thursday 17 March, 2016
One third of women have their baby by caesarean section
A new report into maternity services says there are a number of reasons.
# childbirth - Saturday 6 February, 2016
'I used a razor blade and often cut ten girls a day'
There are over 140 million girls and woman across the world with cut genitals and this dangerous and painful practice continues today.
# childbirth - Thursday 22 October, 2015
Construction site to delivery room: How I became one of Ireland's few male midwives
Dan Oakes worked as a project manager building skyscrapers. But when the bust came along, he decided to retrain as a midwife.
# childbirth - Friday 21 August, 2015
This woman's way of alleviating labour pains has gone viral
To the left, to the left, to the right, to the right.
# childbirth - Monday 3 August, 2015
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.
# childbirth - Wednesday 22 July, 2015
Family of girl who suffered cerebral palsy at birth: 'Hospital apology is utterly meaningless'
The High Court approved a €1.9 million settlement today.
# childbirth - Thursday 25 June, 2015
This mum's body is inspiring women everywhere (but not why you think)
Take a moment to read her story.
# childbirth - Tuesday 9 June, 2015
'My last hours with Sally were taken away from me'
Sean Rowlette has spoken of how he and his children have come to terms with his wife’s death during childbirth in 2013.
# childbirth - Sunday 24 May, 2015
'Ireland's maternity units are facing chronic and dangerous understaffing'
Maternity staff are being asked to deal with far, far more births than they can safely handle in hospitals up and down the country.
# childbirth - Monday 19 January, 2015
Doctor accused of female genital mutilation of woman after childbirth
The woman initially underwent FGM in Somalia at the age of six. Her stitches tore during childbirth.
# childbirth - Wednesday 14 January, 2015
Opinion: Postnatal depression filled me with an all-consuming, terrifying and explosive rage
When you think of ‘depression’, feelings of sadness and anxiety might come to mind – but anger is powerful (often overlooked) emotion.
# childbirth - Wednesday 10 December, 2014
When governments cut health spending, more women die in childbirth
Though the presence of a skilled childbirth specialist can help.
# childbirth - Thursday 6 November, 2014
'I was just 27 and I was butchered': Symphysiotomy survivors in their own words
The government has announced a redress scheme today. Here are the victims’ stories.
Symphysiotomy compensation scheme announced - but how many survivors will apply?
That’s according to a survivors group SOS, which describes its time limits as “draconian”.
# childbirth - Saturday 25 October, 2014
Opinion: The 'frozen eggs' debate is really a societal issue – don't vilify corporations over it
Nowadays it’s seen as quite normal to have kids in your late 30s… but many women still want to start a family earlier.
# childbirth - Tuesday 21 October, 2014
Opinion: What happens when a pregnant woman or nursing mother gets sent to jail?
The question of women who are pregnant or parenting in prison is a complex one – and their number is rising.
# childbirth - Saturday 4 October, 2014
Woman who received controversial womb transplant gives birth to baby boy
The procedure was somewhat controversial because the womb was taken from a live donor.
# childbirth - Friday 26 September, 2014
"Time of the essence" in symphysiotomy redress as three survivors die
The three deaths have occurred since the scheme was announced in July.
# childbirth - Tuesday 2 September, 2014
"It's like watching Alien": Men watch a baby being born for the first time
Their reactions are exactly what you’d expect.
# childbirth - Wednesday 13 August, 2014
Backpacker charged with concealing birth of her baby is allowed to come back to Ireland
The 25-year-old had her passport returned to her today but she must go back to Australia for a hearing in October.
# childbirth - Thursday 24 July, 2014
UN tells Ireland to open an investigation into symphysiotomy
The human rights committee also said that those who carried out the procedures without consent should be prosecuted, where possible.
# childbirth - Wednesday 2 July, 2014
Symphysiotomy couple want to find their child's burial place
There will be no closure with money – only with finding out where their child’s remains are.
# childbirth - Tuesday 1 July, 2014
€34 million redress scheme for Irish women whose pelvises were broken during childbirth
The Government has said that the payments will be ex-gratia – in other words, no blame admitted.
# childbirth - Wednesday 21 May, 2014
Mothers more likely to suffer depression four years after childbirth
Though little research has been done in Ireland on postpartum depression past the 12 month mark, one expert said increased resourcing for public health nurses is key to tackling the problem.
# childbirth - Saturday 10 May, 2014
'I got a feeling looking at my new baby that he'd be better off without me'
42,000 women in Ireland are diagnosed each year with a mental health illness and emotional trauma surrounding pregnancy and childbirth.
# childbirth - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
Column: I carried my baby to term, knowing when he was born I would have to bury him
I noticed the consultant becoming quieter and more serious. ‘Have you ever heard of anencephaly?’ he said.
# childbirth - Tuesday 15 April, 2014
Stark differences between childbirth procedures in public and private hospitals
Women in private hospitals are far more likely to choose to have a caesarean delivery.
# childbirth - Tuesday 25 March, 2014
Interventions for first-time mothers "worryingly high" in Irish hospitals
The data was released by the HSE to AIMS Ireland, which said it has queries about the accuracy of the figures.
# childbirth - Tuesday 11 March, 2014
Symphysiotomy victims tell the UN about cruel and barbaric childbirth operations
The survivors have brought their search for justice to the United Nations Committee Against Torture.
# childbirth - Monday 3 March, 2014
Column: Attempts to silence survivors of symphysiotomy must be fought
Reliance on ex gratia redress schemes should be read against a backdrop of Government reluctance to allow these victims – and others like them – to speak on their own terms about the recent past, writes Máiréad Enright.
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Poll: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
IT’S A MONTH since the launch of the HSE’s new Covid-19 contact tracing app.
Since then, the app has had well over one million downloads, with the take-up rate heralded as being “the most successful launch” of the app anywhere in the world, said HSE CEO Paul Reid last month.
The app is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day. The bluetooth function means that users will be notified via the app if they have been a close contact of a confirmed case.
As cases begin to rise again – particularly in Kildare, Laois and Offaly – health officials fear that transmission could once again spread within the community.
Of the 174 cases reported yesterday, around 50 of them were reported outside of the three counties now under new restrictions.
With that in mind, we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
Poll Results:
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Yes, I check in most days (2479)
I didn't download it (2079)
Yes, but I only check in once or twice per week (1650)
No, I've stopped using it (1448)
Yes, but I only have the bluetooth contact tracing function enabled (1082)
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