67-year-old woman becomes China's 'oldest new mother'
Her baby girl is reportedly called Tianci, meaning “gift from heaven”.
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Her baby girl is reportedly called Tianci, meaning “gift from heaven”.
The simulator is used by RCSI medical students to prepare them for the real-life labour ward.
The birth was reported by a local Phoenix news organisation.
Ireland is one of only 28 countries where 2019 babies will likely live until the 22nd century
Pethidine is the most widely used drug but new research suggests remifentanil may work better.
Jacinda Ardern becomes just the second world leader to give birth while in office.
There needs to be a change in narrative around maternity care in Ireland.
Though absolute rates were low in mothers who had attempted this type of birth.
I will never forget the sound of my waters breaking, writes Jessica O’Neill.
Today is World Prematurity Day.
The man claims his right to human dignity would be breached if he was to be deported so close to the birth of his and his Irish partner’s first child.
Despite very little happening all week, millions have tuned in waiting for April the giraffe to give birth.
The HSE attempted to take an order in court, but a judge refused it.
The dramatic situation unfolded near Tallaght at the weekend.
Yay! Hello to little Sam <3
This is not helping, dad.
The fear of missing out is something every mother experiences returning to work after maternity leave, writes Jennifer Ryan Moran.
He told him he’s “not a natural born citizen”.
Michael Morlang was apparently enraged that the birth was proceeding in Utah while he was outside the state.
And he lived to tell the tale.
The woman had given birth on Thursday morning.
Six flight attendants wearing surgical masks can be seen
Dil Wickremasinghe writes about how she was treated by doctors when she opted for a home birth.
The authorities’ handling of the case sparked outrage.
Baby Eva’s parents will have a good story to tell her when she’s older.
I want to raise awareness of the benefits of having a home birth in healthy pregnancies, with the hope that it will encourage more women to explore this option.
The HSE only last month admitted liability in the case of Tadhg Costello.
It was for the father only, mind.
The mother also didn’t know she was pregnant until eight months into the pregnancy.
“I knew the baby was coming and it doesn’t help to panic. So, I just stayed calm and said, ‘Well, if I deliver it on my own then I deliver it on my own.”
The woman initially underwent FGM in Somalia at the age of six. Her stitches tore during childbirth.
The scheme has been criticised by some advocates for symphysiotomy survivors.
The woman crashed her car on the outskirts of Kilkenny, as she drove to hospital.
Some 4,500 babies are born prematurely in Ireland each year.
The Central Statistics Office has released new figures giving a breakdown of over the last year.
The government relaxed its strict ‘one child’ policy last year, but fewer couples took advantage of it than expected.
Their reactions are exactly what you’d expect.