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Pregnant and in a panic I bought, not shoes, but an apartment abroad
On Spain’s windy edge, life became richer in what matters – good food, friendship and 11am coffees
I’m the only male at home and it’s not weird. It’s a fascinating honour
Family environment makes me think of the opening line of John McGahern’s Amongst Women
Róisín Ingle: Getting a tattoo was my friend’s idea. I’m calling it my ‘mild-life’ crisis
Róisín Ingle: It’s no big deal, only a bit of ink on skin, but also it’s permanent, so it’s sort of a big deal
Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews announce they are expecting fourth child
Williams shared the news in a post on Instagram and was congratulated by several celebrity friends
Colleague’s reaction to my pregnancy news was a real buzzkill
Sarah McInerney not alone in receiving an odd reply
Having a baby: can you and your employer afford it?
Ireland offers more generous time off than most countries, but low level of financial support means many parents cannot afford to take it
RTÉ’s Kate McDonald: ‘At the moment, life and death feel quite close together’
RTÉ’s Clarity Correspondent on pregnancy, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and losing her wedding outfit
Thalidomide survivors optimistic of progress on State apology but ‘speed is of the essence’
Representative group seeking recognition of unacknowledged survivors, statutory supports and fair compensation scheme
Siobhán Cullen on Babies: ‘It’s crazy to me that I had come this far without knowing so much’
Stefan Golaszewski’s BBC series starring Cullen and Paapa Essiedu gives screen time to some of the most soul-wrenching experiences imaginable
‘I returned to work after maternity leave and was issued with a notice of redundancy’
Work Q&A: I was told by HR there was a vacancy and it was being held for me. But this has been filled. Is this legal?
Mother’s Day can be difficult and messy territory
There’s no such thing as a bestest-ever mother, there is no maternal majesty; most of us do our best most of the time
Pregnant girl (16) can be given treatment despite religious objection to blood transfusion
The girl told her court-appointed guardian that if the decision was taken out of her hands it would be easier, but she would still feel guilty about it
Stillborn and newborn baby deaths ‘hidden issue’, politicians told
‘We continue to hear of tragic cases where medical assessments for reduced foetal movements were delayed,’ says charity head
‘It must be nice to have a partner who is understanding,’ my boyfriend said
People seemed more upset with a man missing a game to have a family than with a man who missed a birth for a match
Motherhood after 40: Why are women having children at an older age, and why does it matter?
Pregnancy over 40 would once have raised an eyebrow, but not any more. For an increasing number of parents, having a child when they are older is no accident
Irish women share their stories of motherhood after 40: ‘I knew if I didn’t try, I would have regrets’
Motherhood in Ireland is changing, with more babies born to women over the age of 40 – and indeed, 45 – than ever before
US vice-president JD Vance and wife Usha Vance announce they’re expecting fourth child
The Vances, who met at Yale Law School and married in 2014, have two sons and one daughter
Dublin’s northside needs a maternity hospital that is fit for purpose
The Rotunda is delivering thousands more babies than other hospitals, as plans for its redevelopment have stalled. Meanwhile, across the river in Dublin 4, millions have already been spent on relocating the National Maternity Hospital
Jesy Nelson says her twin daughters may never walk after diagnosis of rare condition
Former Little Mix singer says twin babies were diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type 1
IVF centre receives advertising complaint for claims of ‘20,000 babies born’
‘Luck of the Irish’ betting catchline criticism upheld by advertising watchdog in latest complaint report
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ‘If men gave birth maternity hospitals would be palaces and we’d get three years off’
Ó Ríordáin’s youngest daughter Róisín was born prematurely a few days ago at 26 weeks’ gestation
Call for routine testing for iron deficiency during pregnancy as new research flags risks
Four in five pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient by the third trimester
Thalidomide survivors secure further political support on anniversary of drug withdrawal
‘My mother passed away without an apology. She fought all her life for me to get recognition,’ campaigner says
Epilepsy and pregnancy: ‘In the delivery room, I handed her to my husband and I immediately took a seizure’
Help is now available for women with epilepsy to manage pregnancy and early motherhood
Is it safe to take paracetamol during pregnancy or not?
Recent controversial comments by Donald Trump and others have – at best – overstated any links between paracetamol use and rising autism diagnoses
New STI survey raises ‘concerning’ trends among young Irish people
Significant minority believe the Pill protects against STIs, survey by HSE reveals
When a word like ‘ginger’ is hissed at you with malice your whole life, it takes on its own meaning
Very close to birth, a woman asked me with a devilish smile what I would do if the child had red hair
Rise in births to mothers over 40: drivers, risks and mitigation
Most such pregnancies proceed smoothly, an obstetrician says, and there are steps expectant mothers can take to reduce risks
Florence + the Machine: Everybody Scream review – A fantastically eerie album informed by personal trauma
Florence Welch emerges from a hurricane of angst with perhaps her finest and certainly her stormiest record to date
In hospital for my miscarriage surgery, I waited with two women checking in to give birth
There is compassion in good design. You wouldn’t have a wedding planner and an undertaker share a reception
Should home births be made more freely available? An obstetrician and a doula debate
A recent HSE audit recommended that no-one who lived more than 30 minutes’ blue light distance from a maternity unit should be allowed to have a home birth
How did Offaly become one of the top breastfeeding counties in Ireland?
Breastfeeding rates for three-month-old babies in Offaly have moved from being one of the lowest in the country to one of the highest
Dr Suzanne Crowe on losing her baby daughter: ‘We held Beatrice together until her heartbeat faded away’
The president of the Irish Medical Council explains how the way she sees life and death has been changed by the patients she has encountered - and the loss of her own child
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