Ireland’s midwives: ‘It is scary. The pandemic is not the nicest time to be having a baby’
On International Day of the Midwife, we get a glimpse of what it has been like during lockdown
No evidence to support ban on partners for maternity appointments, says forum
Advocacy group says partners of women in early labour not allowed to accompany them
Maternity services: ‘Nobody has seen Covid and flu together yet – that’s the scary part’
This year the Rotunda is looking at the possibility of making flu vaccine available at ante-natal visits
Has lockdown reduced the number of premature babies? This doctor thinks so
Covid-19 restrictions have meant a healthier lifestyle for pregnant women, studies suggest
Touching scene: why skin-to-skin care is best for newborns . . . and parents
Direct skin-to-skin contact has been shown to have many benefits including bonding, stabilising of the baby’s temperature and heart rate and lowering of stress
HSE criticised over ‘abysmal example’ during world breastfeeding week
Document proposes encouraging employees to breastfeed until child’s second birthday
Maternity group calls on Simon Harris to expedite case of terminally-ill midwife
Minister for Health urged to intervene to ensure Philomena Canning gets treatment
Self-care key to well-being for new mothers
Caring for yourself ranges from knowing when to seek help to just giving yourself a break
‘A healthy society starts in utero’
There are still inequities in maternity care in Ireland, says campaigner Krysia Lynch
‘The Eighth meant I couldn’t decline the induction of my baby’
Adelaide Doran says doctors gave her no choice but to go ahead with the delivery
Dr Peter Boylan says Sisters’ decision is ‘noble and honest’
Leading obstetrician had spoken against deal to give nuns ownership of new maternity hospital
Are birth plans worth the paper they are written on?
‘It’s as much about the conversation with providers as it is about what you write down’
HSE regrets ex-master’s decision to quit relocation role
Chris Fitzpatrick ‘not confident’ changes expected in obstetric practices would happen
Maternity group calls for clarification on future services at hospital
AIMS Ireland says it has been ‘inundated’ with calls from women using maternity services
Push for maternity hospital to be free of religious influence
Board of new hospital ‘could potentially seat four members of the religious order’
New mothers’ mental health problems ignored, committee hears
Lack of provision for services ‘not acceptable’, says chair of obstetricians’ body
You don’t have to fry your placenta, you can capsule it
Humans are one of the few mammals who do not routinely eat their afterbirth
Do you have an extreme fear of childbirth? It could be tocophobia
Actor Helen Mirren says an educational video shown at school put her off labour for life
Pregnancy anxiety can mess with your head as well as your body
When do natural pregnancy and baby worries become clinically significant symptoms?
Births of the nation: women's experiences of childbirth in Ireland
Survey shows care rated highly but ‘worryingly’ high levels of patients feel they are not listened to
Doula: ‘Somebody on the journey who is there for you no matter what’
Hospitals are becoming more open to women bringing in an assistant as well as a partner as evidence of benefits mounts
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