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Action needed to protect women from birth trauma – MP

More must be done to protect women from birth trauma, a Tory MP has said after a new poll revealed that traumatic births have prevented a significant proportion of women from having more children. Theo Clarke said that it was “vitally important” ...

15 Sept 2023 at 09:02

Lifestyle

Call The Midwife ‘should come with a health warning’

19 Oct 2023 at 09:15

Lifestyle

What is birth trauma and how can you support new mothers following a traumatic birth?

Birth trauma is in the spotlight this week, with calls for a national plan to improve maternity care following a parliamentary inquiry into the topic. According to The Times, a report by the all-party inquiry, led by Conservative MP ...

13 May 2024 at 21:35

Lifestyle

5 fascinating things you didn’t know about your child’s first 1,000 days

It’s long been known that childhood sets a large part of the blueprint for the rest of our lives. But new research suggests something even more specific than that – events during our first 1,000 days, from conception to age two, ...

25 Nov 2022 at 09:30

Lifestyle

9 ways to give babies the best start in life

Parents just want the best for their baby – and there can be nothing better than a healthy start to set them up for the rest of their lives. To stress the importance of maternal and newborn health, World Health Day (April 7) is ...

03 Apr 2025 at 08:00

Lifestyle

5 things new mums don’t talk about but should

Being a new mum brings a wealth of urgent questions – and perhaps just as many things that are left unsaid. Because while new mums will usually need advice about standard how-tos, such as getting a breastfeeding baby to latch ...

18 Mar 2025 at 09:54

Lifestyle

Fertility Week: 6 myths around infertility debunked

More than 3.5 million people in the UK endure fertility problems, with many of them suffering in silence. There’s still such a taboo about infertility, that a third of people worry about others learning of their struggles to ...

01 Nov 2024 at 09:50

National News

Almost 900 people apply to adoption Contact Preference Register

A total of 891 adopted persons and relatives applied to the new Contact Preference Register last month following the commencement of the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022. The landmark legislation, which was enacted on ...

04 Aug 2022 at 12:05

National News

Glenties had lowest birth rate while Tallaght experienced highest in 2022

Glenties in Co Donegal had the lowest birth rate in 2022, while Tallaght in Dublin experienced the highest birth rate during the same period, new figures show. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released Births and Deaths ...

05 Aug 2025 at 13:15

Lifestyle

Chrissy Teigen welcomes fourth child – how does surrogacy actually work?

Chrissy Teigen says her heart is “officially full” after welcoming her fourth child with John Legend via surrogate. The US model thanked her surrogate, Alexandra, for the “incredible gift” as she announced the news on ...

29 Jun 2023 at 10:47

Lifestyle

Davina McCall: If you don’t let your kids have catastrophes, how are they going to learn?

Beloved TV presenter and proud mum Davina McCall – renowned for her fitness empire, for hosting huge shows like Big Brother and The Masked Singer, and her popular Begin Again podcast – believes the most profound ...

02 Sept 2025 at 10:21

National News

Ireland could be about to enter a post-pandemic baby boom

Birth rates increased in Ireland last year, possibly indicating an impending baby boom in the country. Latest HSE figures show there were 59,874 babies born in hospitals and maternity units last year, up 3,000 ...

05 Apr 2022 at 12:41

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