# Babies

This year

2023

'Pandemic babies' facing gaps in communication skills, Irish researchers find

The RCSI-led study has recommended that pandemic-born babies continue to be screened for developmental delays as they approach school-going age.

18.6k

Jul 10th 2023, 12:08 PM

Last year

2022

# Infants

Sale of self-feeding pillows banned after CCPC rules they pose 'risk of death or serious harm'

The products are to be withdrawn from sale immediately.

18.0k

Dec 22nd 2022, 12:50 PM

# NHS

Over 200 babies ‘could have survived’ if an NHS trust provided better care, report finds

The Ockenden inquiry is the largest into a single NHS service.

5.7k

Mar 30th 2022, 6:05 PM

Voices

The Irish For: The rise of Rían - the latest baby names in Ireland

Darach Ó Séaghdha take a look at the most popular baby names last year.

52.2k

Mar 3rd 2022, 8:00 PM

All time

# China

China's birthrate plummets to lowest figure in decades

The relaxation of the ‘one-child policy’ has failed to result in a hoped-for baby boom.

20.1k

Nov 24th 2021, 9:12 AM

Voices

Opinion: If breast is best - then why are Ireland's breastfeeding rates so low?

Fianna Fáil councillor Deirdre Geraghty-Smith says the legislation around marketing of follow on milk should be addressed again and more support should be given to new mothers.

29.1k

Oct 7th 2021, 8:00 PM

# clarification

HSE clarifies rules on children being brought to vaccine centres

The situation has caused some confusion with some people leaving babies outside centres.

24.5k

Jul 14th 2021, 12:08 PM

# Babies

Baby joy of 2021 as the first newborns of the year arrive

Several babies arrived just after midnight, the first at Holles St in Dublin, to a mum diagnosed with Covid-19.

56.6k

Jan 1st 2021, 1:17 PM

# Research

Bottle-fed babies may ingest 'millions' of microplastics each day, Irish researchers find

The authors noted that it was in developed nations that babies were likely ingesting the most plastic.

34.8k

Oct 19th 2020, 5:36 PM

# Evolution

Babies being born without wisdom teeth due to rapid evolution, scientists say

A study has found that humans are evolving at a faster rate than at any point in the past 250 years.

90.5k

Oct 9th 2020, 12:37 PM

# The Lancet

Mothers 'unlikely' to pass Covid-19 on to newborn babies via breastfeeding if precautions are taken

The findings were part of a preliminary study published in The Lancet.

11.5k

Jul 24th 2020, 9:07 AM

# Newborns

'One in a million': Woman gives birth to identical triplets in Dublin's Rotunda Hospital

Annmarie Byrne-Ryan and David Ryan welcomed their three sons into the world yesterday.

44.7k

Jan 2nd 2020, 10:46 AM

# New Year

First baby of 2020 born at Rotunda Hospital in Dublin

Victoria Setuke was born at 12.12am.

49.0k

Jan 1st 2020, 1:12 PM

Voices

'The doctors have no idea how to treat her condition': Giving birth to Ireland's smallest surviving baby

Katie Keogh writes about her baby Charlotte who was born with an extremely rare condition.

83.7k

Sep 8th 2019, 4:00 PM

# The joy of six

Two sets of triplets born in 24 hours in Co Down hospital

All six babies are healthy.

27.4k

Jul 23rd 2019, 10:10 PM

# nutrition

WHO warns commercial baby foods contain too much sugar

In around half of products examined, more than 30% of the calories in them were from total sugars.

17.1k

Jul 16th 2019, 8:40 AM

# sextuplets

'A great joy': Woman gives birth to Poland's first sextuplets

The babies range in weight from 890 grammes to 1.3 kilogrammes.

39.5k

May 21st 2019, 5:16 PM

# is ainm dom

These are the most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2018

Jack and Emily remain the most popular names for Irish babies.

77.5k

Feb 28th 2019, 6:38 PM

# Development

Babies who hear two languages at home have a better ability to concentrate

This new research suggests the advantages of living in a bilingual home begin from the very earliest stage of development.

36.6k

Feb 3rd 2019, 10:30 AM

# 2019

First babies of New Years began arriving just seconds after midnight

A baby was born at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda just three seconds past midnight.

74.3k

Jan 1st 2019, 10:32 AM

# 22nd century

Babies born in Ireland in 2019 can expect to live until 2101

Ireland is one of only 28 countries where 2019 babies will likely live until the 22nd century

51.1k

Jan 1st 2019, 7:10 AM

# Paternity Leave

More than 51,000 fathers have taken paternity leave since September 2016

51,409 fathers have been awarded leave since the scheme began.

12.2k

Nov 5th 2018, 6:15 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'Eating this mineral in pregnancy - and before conception - can boost how your child's brain develops'

The evidence is very clear and yet we are among the countries in the world that is most deficient in this mineral, writes

25.5k

Nov 2nd 2018, 7:00 AM

# Investigation

France launches nationwide probe into incidents of babies born with arm defects

It has been confirmed that the results would be known in about three months.

28.9k

Oct 31st 2018, 9:24 PM

# ith pharma ltd

Company charged with offences following UK baby death investigation

The company is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday 17 December.

10.6k

Oct 31st 2018, 4:22 PM

# folic acid

Folic acid to be added to UK flour to reduce birth defects ... but no plans in Ireland to do so

According to the HSE, folic acid is important because it can help the nervous system develop in the unborn.

11.5k

Oct 27th 2018, 8:00 AM

# budget 2019

Parents to get an extra two weeks' paid parental leave from next year

The measure will be introduced from November 2019.

41.4k

Oct 9th 2018, 1:53 PM

# upcycled

Aoibhín Garrihy upcycled her bridesmaid dresses to create a lovely christening gown for baby Hanorah

Sorry this is too sweet.

12.5k

Sep 17th 2018, 11:13 AM

# Baby Boom

China looks ready to scrap two-child policy by 2020 ... but few parents interested in more babies

The government has indicated it will scrap its policy which limits the number of children per family through tough fines.

13.9k

Sep 2nd 2018, 12:00 PM

# Drug Addiction

76 hospital discharges of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms last year

The figure of 76 represents a drop in the comparable figure for 2016, when there were a total of 92 discharges.

17.9k

Jul 23rd 2018, 12:05 AM

# India

Mother Teresa charity 'sold babies' born to unwed mothers

A nun and a staff member at Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity were arrested today.

59.1k

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Jul 5th 2018, 9:50 PM

# Cabinet

Cabinet approves law to allow some same-sex partners to both register as parents on baby's birth certificate

The move comes from government after years of campaigning for same-sex couples and LGBT advocates.

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Jun 26th 2018, 6:49 PM

# express yourself

Babies can distinguish difference between vocal and facial emotion

The ability of babies to differentiate emotional expressions appears to develop during their first six months.

12.8k

Apr 14th 2018, 9:45 AM

# snow angels

80 babies delivered at Holles St and Rotunda during storm ... including one Emma

No one has been called Beast or East though.

47.0k

Mar 2nd 2018, 2:38 PM

# Newborns

Unicef says 'world is failing newborns' as global baby mortality rates remain 'alarmingly high'

Ireland has ranked 164th in the global neonatal mortality rate.

7.8k

Feb 20th 2018, 6:10 AM

# don't delay

Serbs perturbed by dwindling numbers of babies being born in Balkan nation

In 2016, 100,834 people died while just 64,734 were born.

16.6k

Feb 14th 2018, 8:15 PM

# Genetics

UK allows doctors to make babies using DNA from three people

The technique is being used to help prevent women passing on fatal genetic diseases to their children.

20.0k

Feb 2nd 2018, 3:01 PM

# represent

These are some of the most popular Irish baby names outside of Ireland

Well, we do like to travel.

82.7k

Dec 30th 2017, 9:31 PM

Voices

Joanne McNally: 'I don’t want children, but I’m not selfish'

I also have the attention span of a ferret on six nespressos, writes Joanne McNally.

50.1k

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Nov 12th 2017, 7:30 PM

# Newborns

More than 27,000 fathers have taken paternity leave so far

“We have to take a wider societal view and not think of rearing children as something best done in one’s spare time, preferably by women,” Deirdre Clune said.

12.9k

Nov 8th 2017, 6:30 AM