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"Take up this opportunity" - Pregnant women get new Covid vaccine advice

Women at any stage of pregnancy are now being offered an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna), following a recent NIAC recommendation. Dr Peter McKenna, National Clinical Director of the HSE National Women & Infants Health Programme said: “Evidence ...

10 Sept 2021 at 13:13

Lifestyle

GP urges women to learn about their heart health, as research says majority don’t know common risks

An NHS GP has urged women to learn more about their heart health, as new research suggests 94% of women are not aware that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has an effect. Women who suffer from PCOS are more likely to suffer future ...

21 Feb 2024 at 07:00

Lifestyle

What is your pelvic floor and how can you restore it post-birth?

A significant proportion of women experience problems linked to pelvic floor damage up to 26 years after giving birth, new research suggests – including urinary and faecal incontinence and pelvic floor prolapse. The study by ...

01 Aug 2024 at 11:26

Lifestyle

First Black maternal conference aims to look at racial health disparities

Black women will take centre stage at what is believed to be the first maternal health conference of its kind in the UK. Sandra Igwe said the gathering of clinicians, service providers and mothers is believed is the first ...

20 Mar 2023 at 06:00

Lifestyle

Women urged to check blood pressure – here’s what you need to know

Women need to take their blood pressure seriously, doctors have warned. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke – and cardiologists from the European Society ...

17 May 2023 at 12:17

Lifestyle

Vegetarian diets could mean pregnant women not getting essential vitamins, study warns

Opting for a vegetarian or vegan diet could be preventing women from getting all the nutrients they need for a healthy pregnancy, research suggests. Most women are not consuming the essential vitamins they need and ...

06 Dec 2023 at 08:39

Lifestyle

Rumer Willis says she is ‘grateful’ to her body following birth of daughter

Rumer Willis says she is “grateful” to her body “for all that it did and continues to do” following the birth of her daughter. The US actress, daughter of Hollywood stars Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, said her body ...

15 Aug 2023 at 09:34

Lifestyle

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 ...

15 Sept 2023 at 09:02

Lifestyle

9 surprising pregnancy nutrition dos and don’ts

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand healthy eating is important for mothers-to-be and their unborn babies. Indeed, the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has just published Diet in ...

22 Aug 2025 at 09:00

Lifestyle

Group B Strep: 8 things every parent should know

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies, and it can kill within hours – yet the UK doesn’t routinely test pregnant women for it. The ...

27 Jun 2023 at 07:30

Lifestyle

Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis (PAO) – what is it and what are the symptoms

English singer-songwriter Lucy Rose said she “couldn’t pick up my baby” after she was diagnosed with a rare form of pregnancy-associated osteoporosis (PAO). During an interview with the BBC, ...

17 Apr 2024 at 12:31

National News

Pregnancy may cause brain changes linked to mother-baby bonding, European study finds

Pregnancy may cause brain changes linked to maternal behaviour like mother-baby bonding and nesting, new research suggests. According to the study, being pregnant may change the structure ...

23 Nov 2022 at 13:21

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