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# newborns - Sunday 3 October, 2021

The Irish For: Baby name trends - is Ireland that different to other countries?

# Opinion

The Irish For: Baby name trends - is Ireland that different to other countries?

Oct 3rd 2021, 8:30 AM 121,817 Views 40 Comments

Darach Ó Séaghdha looks at the latest baby name trends abroad and asks if we have our own ideas here in Ireland.

Parents face child benefit lag due to long delays in birth registration

# Newborns

Parents face child benefit lag due to long delays in birth registration

Oct 3rd 2021, 12:05 AM 22,515 Views 30 Comments

Delays are due to the summer's cyber attack on the HSE, Aoife Barry reports
Parents have been reporting delays of two to three months for registration
Fears for vulnerable parents who can't access child benefit due to the delay

# newborns - Thursday 2 January, 2020

'One in a million': Woman gives birth to identical triplets in Dublin's Rotunda Hospital

# Newborns

'One in a million': Woman gives birth to identical triplets in Dublin's Rotunda Hospital

Jan 2nd 2020, 10:46 AM 44,654 Views 15 Comments

Annmarie Byrne-Ryan and David Ryan welcomed their three sons into the world yesterday.

# newborns - Tuesday 15 October, 2019

'I felt lonely and stupid': New mothers' health problems often 'ignored or dismissed'

# Newborns

'I felt lonely and stupid': New mothers' health problems often 'ignored or dismissed'

Oct 15th 2019, 9:20 PM 15,323 Views 6 Comments

Many women put their health in second place after giving birth, an expert has said.

# newborns - Tuesday 21 May, 2019

# Sextuplets

'A great joy': Woman gives birth to Poland's first sextuplets

May 21st 2019, 5:16 PM 39,449 Views 12 Comments

The babies range in weight from 890 grammes to 1.3 kilogrammes.

# newborns - Monday 5 November, 2018

# Paternity Leave

More than 51,000 fathers have taken paternity leave since September 2016

Nov 5th 2018, 6:15 AM 12,221 Views 31 Comments

51,409 fathers have been awarded leave since the scheme began.

# newborns - Saturday 20 October, 2018

How many babies were born into a homeless charity's services last year? It's the week in numbers

# Prime Numbers

How many babies were born into a homeless charity's services last year? It's the week in numbers

Oct 20th 2018, 7:00 PM 10,750 Views 6 Comments

Plus: The number of thrusts that new self-lubricating condoms can withstand without losing its slipperiness.

# newborns - Monday 23 July, 2018

76 hospital discharges of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms last year

# Drug Addiction

76 hospital discharges of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms last year

Jul 23rd 2018, 12:05 AM 17,869 Views 24 Comments

The figure of 76 represents a drop in the comparable figure for 2016, when there were a total of 92 discharges.

# newborns - Tuesday 20 February, 2018

# Newborns

Unicef says 'world is failing newborns' as global baby mortality rates remain 'alarmingly high'

Feb 20th 2018, 6:10 AM 7,792 Views 16 Comments

Ireland has ranked 164th in the global neonatal mortality rate.

# newborns - Wednesday 7 February, 2018

New system will monitor newborns to detect brain injury

# Delphi

New system will monitor newborns to detect brain injury

Feb 7th 2018, 6:10 AM 9,102 Views 2 Comments

Researchers based in Cork have been awarded €570,000 to develop the system.

# newborns - Monday 1 January, 2018

'We're all delighted': The first baby of the new year was born in Ireland just seconds after midnight

# In The Nick Of Time

'We're all delighted': The first baby of the new year was born in Ireland just seconds after midnight

Jan 1st 2018, 9:52 AM 39,371 Views 21 Comments

The baby boy was born at exactly seven seconds after 12 and came in weighing 3.26kg (7lbs 3oz).

# newborns - Monday 27 November, 2017

Doctors say more babies are getting potentially fatal whooping cough

# Warning

Doctors say more babies are getting potentially fatal whooping cough

Nov 27th 2017, 3:26 PM 21,888 Views 15 Comments

The condition can have fatal consequences for babies up to three months of age.

# newborns - Wednesday 8 November, 2017

More than 27,000 fathers have taken paternity leave so far

# Newborns

More than 27,000 fathers have taken paternity leave so far

Nov 8th 2017, 6:30 AM 12,922 Views 47 Comments

“We have to take a wider societal view and not think of rearing children as something best done in one’s spare time, preferably by women,” Deirdre Clune said.

# newborns - Tuesday 15 August, 2017

Jeremy Kyle got schooled on sex education this morning and everyone's morts for him

# Baby One More Time

From The Daily Edge

# Baby One More Time

Jeremy Kyle got schooled on sex education this morning and everyone's morts for him

Aug 15th 2017, 5:18 PM 8,487 Views 0 Comments

The shoe’s on the other foot, for once.

# newborns - Wednesday 12 July, 2017

92 hospital discharges of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms last year

# Drug Addiction

92 hospital discharges of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms last year

Jul 12th 2017, 12:05 AM 22,229 Views 76 Comments

Babies with drug withdrawal symptoms undergo six to eight week of rehabilitation.

# newborns - Thursday 25 May, 2017

Newborn girls fare better than boys because of 'genetic advantage'

# X And Y

Newborn girls fare better than boys because of 'genetic advantage'

May 25th 2017, 2:00 PM 18,644 Views 48 Comments

Irish researchers found that newborn boys have higher rates of infection and sepsis compared to baby girls of the same age.

# newborns - Wednesday 10 May, 2017

Politician makes Australian history as she becomes the first to breastfeed in parliament

# Breastfeeding

Politician makes Australian history as she becomes the first to breastfeed in parliament

May 10th 2017, 10:33 AM 20,895 Views 102 Comments

Senator Larissa Waters fed her two-month-old daughter as she returned to work for the first time since giving birth.

# newborns - Friday 3 March, 2017

7,000 fathers have taken paid paternity leave since it was introduced

# Newborns

7,000 fathers have taken paid paternity leave since it was introduced

Mar 3rd 2017, 6:10 AM 14,919 Views 16 Comments

The initiative allows fathers to take two weeks off work to help care for their babies, if they have enough PRSI contributions.

# newborns - Tuesday 26 January, 2016

Paternity leave could be in place by September

# Newborns

Paternity leave could be in place by September

Jan 26th 2016, 7:39 PM 19,388 Views 34 Comments

Ireland is currently one of the few countries that does not offer paternity leave.

# newborns - Friday 1 January, 2016

Meet the first babies born in Ireland in 2016

# Welcome

Meet the first babies born in Ireland in 2016

Jan 1st 2016, 12:25 PM 57,938 Views 44 Comments

Hi there, new arrivals.

# newborns - Friday 27 March, 2015

Coombe to oversee maternity services at Portlaoise Hospital following deaths

# Newborns

Coombe to oversee maternity services at Portlaoise Hospital following deaths

Mar 27th 2015, 8:09 AM 9,132 Views 13 Comments

The new agreement is the first of its kind in Ireland.

# newborns - Thursday 25 December, 2014

'A busy day for babies': Christmas newborns welcomed at Ireland's maternity hospitals

# Special Deliveries

'A busy day for babies': Christmas newborns welcomed at Ireland's maternity hospitals

Dec 25th 2014, 5:59 PM 28,657 Views 41 Comments

Azam Siddiqui was the first baby born on 25 December in Dublin.

# newborns - Monday 20 October, 2014

More antibiotics would stop rise in dangerous Strep B infections in babies - scientists

# Newborns

More antibiotics would stop rise in dangerous Strep B infections in babies - scientists

Oct 20th 2014, 7:15 AM 8,647 Views 26 Comments

New research has recorded a rise of 60% in cases of the infection over the past 25 years in the Netherlands.

# newborns - Tuesday 19 November, 2013

Ireland has highest birth rate of all 27 EU nations

# Birth Stats

Ireland has highest birth rate of all 27 EU nations

Nov 19th 2013, 6:30 AM 14,299 Views 103 Comments

New figures from the ESRI also show there were 1,217 sets of twins born last year, and 33 sets of triplets.

# newborns - Friday 20 September, 2013

Perinatal centre that aims to improve care of pregnant mothers and babies to open in Cork

# Healthcare

Perinatal centre that aims to improve care of pregnant mothers and babies to open in Cork

Sep 20th 2013, 8:36 AM 3,449 Views 3 Comments

This new centre will focus on developing screening and diagnostic tests for monitoring pregnancy and newborns.

# newborns - Wednesday 22 May, 2013

Tayto Park says hello to a host of newborns

# Awww!

From The Daily Edge

# Awww!

Tayto Park says hello to a host of newborns

May 22nd 2013, 4:12 PM 15,861 Views 20 Comments

Pitter patter of little paws at Tayto Park.

# newborns - Thursday 20 December, 2012

# Birth Rate

Ireland retains highest birth rate of any EU country

Dec 20th 2012, 8:06 AM 6,205 Views 53 Comments

An ESRI study shows a larger proportion of the Irish population having children than any other EU member state.

# newborns - Monday 28 May, 2012

# National Children's Hospital

More details emerge on Coombe National Children's Hospital proposal

May 28th 2012, 12:17 PM 2,413 Views 11 Comments

More details have been revealed about the proposed site for the National Children’s Hospital at the Coombe, which would be tri-located on a 20.5 acre site.