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# Mothers

Last year
2023
Varadkar 'reluctant' to make changes after review of state's abortion laws seeks end to three-day wait
Updated 21 Apr 2023
37.2k
185
All time
Taoiseach ‘more than willing’ to offer State apology for illegal birth registrations
11 May 2022
7.6k
18
Every Irish hospital to follow the same rules over maternity access by the end of the day, Donnelly says
21 Jun 2021
28.0k
14
HSE says 'conditions are right' for restrictions on partners in maternity hospitals to be lifted
Updated 6 May 2021
26.1k
30
'Another case of it's only women so who bloody cares': Hundreds complain to minister about maternity restrictions
5 Jan 2021
41.3k
36
Mothers 'unlikely' to pass Covid-19 on to newborn babies via breastfeeding if precautions are taken
24 Jul 2020
11.5k
31
'The scariest part was there was no remorse': One survivor on her experience of domestic abuse
Anonymous
14 May 2020
22.3k
6
'I felt lonely and stupid': New mothers' health problems often 'ignored or dismissed'
15 Oct 2019
15.4k
6
Giving birth in the 1960s: 'All the mothers were terrified of the doctors and matron so we never asked any questions'
Ava Stapleton
22 Apr 2019
95.1k
20
Hungary to give women with 4 or more children lifelong tax exemption
11 Feb 2019
41.9k
103
New study seeks first-time mothers in Ireland who experienced trauma during childbirth
7 Feb 2019
16.3k
11
Serena Williams hails rule changes to protect mothers in tennis
27 Dec 2018
5.2k
3
Concerns raised over morning sickness medication being sold to women online
31 Oct 2018
34.9k
10
Experiencing mothering stress and burnout? Psychologist gives advice on steps to take
Niamh Delmar
17 Jan 2018
30.8k
42
More than 27,000 fathers have taken paternity leave so far
8 Nov 2017
12.9k
49
The average age for a mother to give birth in Ireland is 32.5 years old
1 Nov 2017
21.4k
42
'My son had a 10% chance of survival and I only had 8 weeks paid leave when I got him home'
2 Oct 2017
28.8k
33
'Shocked and disappointed': Pressure mounts to restore funding for breastfeeding support initiative
1 Oct 2017
12.4k
7
Chrissy Teigen asked mams to share the meanest thing their kid has ever said
24 Sep 2017
8.5k
0
12 mothers share their best (and funniest) breastfeeding stories
2 Aug 2017
18.0k
6
Mother's Day stats: July most popular month for having babies and Leitrim has lowest number of births
26 Mar 2017
12.7k
16
Public asked to lay flowers at graves of Magdalene women today
5 Mar 2017
13.4k
16
'I was tested to the limit': How hypnobirthing is helping women during labour
5 Feb 2017
24.4k
17
This clean-freak mother managed to pull off the single most 'Mam' move of all time
8 Nov 2016
11.1k
2
Dublin Airport admits that controversial breastfeeding sign "could have been worded better"
28 Sep 2016
65.5k
104
Nicola Sturgeon opens up about miscarriage in hope of 'breaking taboo'
4 Sep 2016
24.6k
36
Fathers have rights and they just got a lot stronger this year
Annette Sheehan
14 Feb 2016
178k
57
'What if he says a new word? What if he forgets me? The back-to-work guilts are the worst'
Jennifer Ryan Moran
29 Jan 2016
147
85
14 mams who know that the family cat is the REAL baby
21 Jan 2016
9.5k
Surrogate mother gives birth to her own granddaughter
7 Jan 2016
28.3k
67
Weight gain between pregnancies linked to increased risk of stillbirth and infant death
3 Dec 2015
8.5k
16
This mam's response to breastfeeding shamers has taken off on Facebook
1 Dec 2015
10.1k
23
'We're finally getting rid of the buggy. Here are 10 things I won't miss about it'
Claire Micks
21 Nov 2015
804
34
'When my maternity leave was over I cried when I dropped my son at crèche for the first time'
Tracy Gunn
15 Nov 2015
4.7k
58
Over 9,000 Irish women or 'inmates' went through these doors, forced to repent
Paul Redmond
11 Oct 2015
36.9k
73
Over 100 twins saved by laser surgery while still in the womb
6 Oct 2015
13.1k
11
Teens are changing 'no' to 'HELL YEAH' in their mams' phones (with A++ results)
24 Aug 2015
10.8k
Women inherit more than their looks from their mothers
22 Aug 2015
39.3k
15
So here's why you shouldn't breastfeed after applying fake tan
31 Jul 2015
5.3k
1
Penneys 'urgently investigating' claims security guard took baby from breastfeeding mother
14 Jul 2015
31.1k
50
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