The NHS and its Irish staff: 70 years of service
Personal stories of thousands of Irish workers are woven into fabric of the NHS
HSE employs two full-time psychiatrists to treat 60,000 new mothers each year
‘Atrocious’ lack of perinatal care criticised as 12,000 women require mental healthcare
Pregnancy is when a woman’s mental health can be most at risk
Suicide in pregnancy or after childbirth is rare in Ireland, but it does happen
Unwanted pregnancies linked to mental health risk, committee told
UK research finds mental health risks same after termination as after giving birth
Irish women aborting later due to lack of service access
Oireachtas committee to hear need to travel to UK may delay presentation for abortion
When a new mother dies: bereavement at the heart of life
Recent guidelines on maternal death examine the complex issues pregnant women face
Eighth Amendment not ‘satisfactory,’ doctor tells Citizens’ Assembly
Doctors find provisions of Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act ‘stressful and difficult’
Dublin’s hotel capacity crunch causing havoc
Caveat: Trigger-happy An Taisce making it difficult to address this chronic shortage of beds
Singer Black died from severe head injuries after crash on icy road
Inquest told musician’s vehicle spun out of control near Cork airport last January
Abortion laws ‘could further damage mental health’
Perinatal psychology expert warns conference of possible dangers
College tells psychiatrists not to do abortion assessments
Psychiatrists say implementation of new abortion Act ‘completely unsatisfactory’
Suicide and self-harm initiatives at risk if mental health posts not filled
“Most vulnerable will be hit again,” says Dr Anthony McCarthy, president of the Irish College of Psychiatry
Could DBT really solve crisis pregnancies?
Most people have never heard of the therapy a TD prescribed for pregnant women
Kenny ‘charm offensive’ to keep TDs on board on abortion Bill
Lucinda Creighton indicates amendments not strong enough to assuage her concerns
Creighton defends abortion amendment proposals
Perinatal psychiatrist describes suggestions by Minister of State as ‘quite extraordinary’
Psychiatrist criticises ‘impractical’ Creighton amendments
Doctor says he is amazed by number of politicians who seem to hold a vast understanding of suicide, pregnancy, and the risks
President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland: “These women could be psychotic, have voices in their heads telling them to kill their babies”
‘Real risk’ of suicide during pregnancy
Abortion Bill risks normalising suicide, says leading psychiatrist
Prof Kevin Malone warns of sending wrong signal to vulnerable young men
Committee hearings into abortion legislation begin tomorrow
Three days of hearings involving over 50 medical and legal experts
Section of Bill on suicide risk will be most closely parsed
Analysis: Proposed legislation will look familiar to anyone following tortuous debate since X case
Rotunda master says abortion plan is ‘totally impractical’
Dr Sam Coulter Smith says doctors already under ‘huge strain’ as psychiatrists say they will not be ‘social policemen’
Abortion ‘suicide test’ hurdle still to be overcome
Analysis: James Reilly has calmed the latest controversy on abortion – for now
Suicidal women will still go abroad for abortions, says leading psychiatrist
Women will not wait to go before ‘abusive’ system of six doctors
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