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Pregnancy

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Front Line
HSE reverses position on pregnant staff following trade union pressure
30 Apr 2020
44.2k
21
Coronavirus
Tracked: How HSE advice to healthcare workers has shifted during the Covid-19 crisis
12 Apr 2020
57.5k
37
Coronavirus
Pregnant women who have Covid-19 advised to stay away from hospital unless they need urgent care
19 Mar 2020
36.1k
4
Miss P
HSE apologises to family of pregnant woman kept on life support due to Eighth Amendment concerns
20 Nov 2019
27.6k
43
Pregnancy
67-year-old woman becomes China's 'oldest new mother'
28 Oct 2019
29.5k
24
Newborns
'I felt lonely and stupid': New mothers' health problems often 'ignored or dismissed'
15 Oct 2019
15.5k
6
Mental Health
'Depression in pregnancy is common - it's a condition, not a weakness'
6 Oct 2019
9.5k
2
the risks
'No amount of alcohol at any stage of pregnancy is safe for your baby'
9 Sep 2019
17.8k
37
Maternity Leave
Company ordered to pay €61,000 to woman who was 'discriminated against due to pregnancy'
21 Aug 2019
60.3k
The joy of six
Two sets of triplets born in 24 hours in Co Down hospital
23 Jul 2019
27.6k
18
support line
My Options website has over 170,000 visits since last December
21 Jun 2019
11.3k
44
Louisiana
Louisiana lawmakers pass controversial 'heartbeat' abortion ban
30 May 2019
14.9k
191
Holles Street
Couple at centre of Holles Street abortion case 'utterly, utterly devastated'
18 May 2019
47.5k
88
Unfair Dismissal
Woman awarded €15k after claiming she was dismissed because of her pregnancy
4 Apr 2019
20.5k
Opinion
Opinion: I had a tumour growing in my breast but I also had a life growing inside me
Mary Canavan
22 Mar 2019
37.3k
9
is ainm dom
These are the most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2018
28 Feb 2019
77.6k
45
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should hospitals breath-test pregnant women to check if they smoke?
27 Feb 2019
35.5k
104
WRC
Packaging firm ordered to pay €12,500 to unfairly dismissed pregnant worker
15 Feb 2019
20.1k
Opinion
Opinion: Miscarriages are part of nature - so why is the subject still such a taboo?
Darragh Quinn
6 Feb 2019
14.2k
33
phoenix
Police investigation launched in Arizona after reports woman in coma for 10 years gave birth
6 Jan 2019
79.7k
4
Eighth Amendment
Timeline: The history of abortion in Ireland
30 Dec 2018
30.2k
85
Crisis Pregnancy
National Maternity Hospital to begin abortion services on 7 January
28 Dec 2018
28.5k
112
Tennis
WTA rule change give mothers returning to tennis after pregnancy more protections in 2019
17 Dec 2018
4.8k
0
First Lady
Michelle Obama speaks about having a miscarriage and conceiving her children using IVF
9 Nov 2018
41.0k
51
Health Committee
Harris says abortion legislation doesn't mention the word 'abortion' for legal reasons
6 Nov 2018
19.1k
55
Opinion
Opinion: 'Eating this mineral in pregnancy - and before conception - can boost how your child's brain develops'
Ciara Wright PhD
2 Nov 2018
25.6k
15
CSO
Number of births continues to decrease as average age of mothers rises
1 Nov 2018
38.2k
78
Women's Health
Concerns raised over morning sickness medication being sold to women online
31 Oct 2018
35.7k
10
folic acid
Folic acid to be added to UK flour to reduce birth defects ... but no plans in Ireland to do so
27 Oct 2018
11.6k
21
bi-erasure
'Kehlani's pregnancy announcement doesn't give you a free pass to be bi-phobic'
15 Oct 2018
20.7k
6
Pregnancy
About one in three stillbirths occur before 28 weeks but are not officially recognised
27 Sep 2018
11.4k
12
Abortion Law
Cost of rolling out abortion services in Ireland will be 'significant', says Harris
Updated 27 Sep 2018
22.1k
107
pain relief
Changing the drug used during labour could halve the number of women needing an epidural
14 Aug 2018
21.2k
9
Unfair Dismissal
Woman, sacked same day she told employer she had to attend pregnancy appointment, awarded €10,000
12 Aug 2018
49.9k
ideal birth
C-section guilt and not being "there": Why do mums feel such pressure to have a natural birth?
31 Jul 2018
2.1k
0
Pregnancy
Fears raised after Ebola reemerges in woman one year after all-clear
24 Jul 2018
30.6k
10
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Smoking, vaping or even having nicotine patches during pregnancy may increase the risk of cot death
21 Jul 2018
6.7k
10
anomaly scans
'It's a postcode lottery': Anomaly scans not available to pregnant women across Ireland
11 Jun 2018
12.7k
5
Read Me
'We need maternity care providers who respect women and who listen to women'
Various
2 Jun 2018
32.7k
29
gp conference
So many people are dying from alcohol-related deaths it's like 'planes going down without survivors'
25 May 2018
28.6k
56
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