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All seven of Jacqui's children have been born prematurely

“You’re waiting for the cry and it doesn’t arrive.”

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'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.

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