Opinion: Our baby would not live, so we had to travel to London. Our hearts are broken
One father details the life-changing news he and his wife received in their 20-week scan, resulting in a trip to London and saying goodbye to Riley, their son.
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One father details the life-changing news he and his wife received in their 20-week scan, resulting in a trip to London and saying goodbye to Riley, their son.
The legislation is due to be reviewed this year.
This country has a long history of treating pregnant women and girls appallingly; the pandemic should not be an excuse to continue to do the same, writes Seána Glennon.
The42 looks at how some of Ireland’s top athletes resumed their sporting career after having a baby.
Some hospitals adapted their visiting restrictions for difficult situations such as pregnancy loss, stillbirth and unexpected complications.
Correspondence sent to the health minister reveals emotional pleas for the restrictions to be lifted.
The “very difficult decision” was made “due to the surge in community-acquired Covid-19 infections”.
Some studies should become available in early 2021 that may change the advice.
The Taoiseach has said that constitutional change could be needed to provide for TD maternity leave, but constitutional experts say otherwise.
The minister announced her pregnancy on social media this morning.
Partners cannot attend scans and can only join pregnant women for the late stages of labour.
Partners cannot attend scans and can only join pregnant women for the late stages of labour.
Many teachers complain they’ve received little guidance or assurances about how pregnant staff will be looked after.
The National Maternity Strategy recommendations have been watered down or sidelined, writes Dr Krysia Lynch of AIMS Ireland.
Many neonatal units have no isolation facilities to deal with coronavirus patients.
“It is important to say that this work is at a very hypothetical stage,” Professor Christoph Lees said.
Babies may be able to contract the coronavirus via the placenta, doctors in France say.
More than 1,000 females travelled from Northern Ireland to England or Wales for an abortion last year.
The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.
The HSE had initially said that pregnant staff were safe to work with Covid-19 patients.
From pregnancy to isolation, advice to staff has changed significantly since January.
The National Maternity Hospital has published advice about the coronavirus.
Natasha Perie was declared dead on 3 December but was kept on life support for four weeks.
Her baby girl is reportedly called Tianci, meaning “gift from heaven”.
Many women put their health in second place after giving birth, an expert has said.
Depression occurs in 10 to 15% of pregnant women but it’s often misdiagnosed.
The HSE said there was a lot of misleading information and confusion around alcohol and pregnancy.
The general manager was effectively demoted after returning from maternity leave.
All six babies are healthy.
The majority of visitors to the site are female, around 82%
Restrictions passed by a number of US States recently are expected to be blocked in lower courts and eventually appealed to the Supreme Court.
An external review is due to be carried out into the circumstances around the abortion.
The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.
How can these drugs rid me of cancer, take away my hair, blast my immune system and still allow this little life inside me to grow unharmed? writes Mary Canavan.
Jack and Emily remain the most popular names for Irish babies.
Researchers say pregnant women who hide their smoking habit don’t get the level of monitoring they require.
The woman’s P45 was left on her desk while she was on sick leave.
It is difficult going through a miscarriage with all the confused emotions that brings, without being censored too, writes Darragh Quinn.
The birth was reported by a local Phoenix news organisation.
Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment in May of this year.