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# ideal birth

C-section guilt and not being "there": Why do mums feel such pressure to have a natural birth?

An emergency C-section kept my daughter safe, but it certainly wasn’t on my birthing plan, writes Sheena McGinley.

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Jul 31st 2018, 4:32 PM

# faces by grace

This Irish blogger is live-Snapchatting giving birth today

Beauty blogger Grace Mongey went into labour last night, and has been sharing updates ever since.

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Sep 21st 2016, 11:32 AM

# baby born

A new dad posed for a selfie with his wife giving birth in the background

And he lived to tell the tale.

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Nov 10th 2015, 10:00 PM

Voices

Construction site to delivery room: How I became one of Ireland's few male midwives

Dan Oakes worked as a project manager building skyscrapers. But when the bust came along, he decided to retrain as a midwife.

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Oct 22nd 2015, 8:30 PM

# blessed birth

Brian Blessed 'delivered a baby in a park and bit through its umbilical cord'

Very impressive.

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Oct 7th 2015, 2:39 PM

# Dedication

'I was back training 3 days after giving birth' - The life of an Irish Olympic hopeful

Sinead Jennings and Claire Lambe chat to The42 about next week’s World Championships and Rio 2016.

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Aug 23rd 2015, 10:00 AM

# Out of the Woods

A pregnant woman got lost in a forest, gave birth, then fought off placenta-hungry bees

Eventful few days, then.

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Jul 1st 2015, 9:03 AM

# with child

Here's what happens when lads have to go through labour pains

So much pain, so little sympathy.

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May 12th 2015, 5:06 PM

# call the midwife

Irish people watch a baby being born for the first time, and react predictably

“THE GATES OF MORDOR!”

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Sep 22nd 2014, 1:45 PM

# Labour Pains

This glamour model sold tickets to watch her giving birth, and the internet went crazy

(The tickets are now sold out.)

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Jul 30th 2014, 1:42 PM

# oh baby

Woman gives birth outside Primark store in Birmingham

The baby girl was born to cheers from onlookers.

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Jul 2nd 2014, 8:01 AM

# onesie for the road

Woman who gave birth in the leg of her onesie claims it saved her baby's life

The onesie – everyone’s friend.

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Jan 7th 2014, 6:00 PM

# giving birth

Study: Better for women to be cared for by midwives than doctors when giving birth

Women who had midwife-led care had fewer epidurals, fewer episiotomies and were less likely to give birth early.

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Aug 21st 2013, 7:05 AM