Pregnancy

New campaign Year of Care aims to highlight the particular needs that arise in the first year of motherhood

After five ‘gruelling’ rounds of IVF, the Safe Harbor actor is enjoying being an expectant mother

I was seven months pregnant at this point, which might seem a poor time to start learning to drive

More and more women are turning away from the pill, as worries grow around side-effects, stoked by misinformation on social media

Becoming a mother having lost a mother added a layer of complexity I didn’t expect until the baby was in my arms, and I felt something inside me crack open

From going it alone to fostering, and exhaustive rounds of IVF, women share their unusual journeys in motherhood

A taxing cycle of hope and dejection is a routine part of life for so many, playing out quietly in homes and workplaces across the country

Women who choose not to have children still find themselves existing in a society that undermines them - but the tide is turning

Galway woman Elizabeth O’Reilly calls for explanation for pre-natal death of daughter Bláithín

Television: Sensitive and wrenching documentary series recounts the death of Savita Halappanavar after she suffered a miscarriage 17 weeks into her pregnancy

When you are accustomed to a national fluency in the language of grief, miscarriage can be desperately lonely

For Gill Lee, October will always be the month she lost her son Danny, in her sixth month of pregnancy

Parenting taboos: Experiencing gender disappointment is understandable, and parents shouldn’t feel guilty for having those feelings, says expert

Two women describe their experiences of becoming mothers again over the age of 35

Recent study on low-risk first-time mothers induced at 39 weeks who returned home to wait for labour to start criticised by researchers seeking improvements to services

Mothers’ experiences generally positive with no additional risks for the birth, notes study

The new generation of weight loss medications have revolutionised the treatment of obesity. But reports of an unexpected side effect - surprise pregnancies - have led to questions about why this is happening

If you’re thinking of having a baby and want to get your eggs frozen, study the market carefully and bear in mind that success is not guaranteed

Research shows the best predictor of a woman’s mental health after an abortion is her mental health before it

Considerable perseverance and endurance are required when events appear to conspire and frustrate best-laid plans

The introduction of highly effective medicines has allowed some people to fulfil their desire to have children

Women with gestational diabetes have been added to a ‘game-changing’ HSE programme that focuses on a list of chronic conditions

I cried openly like a child needing her mother in front of all those strangers. Not one person came to comfort me

Little Bang by Kelly McCaughrain; This Tale Is Forbidden by Polly Crosby; A Cruel Twist of Fate by HF Askwith; The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland; and So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

‘When will I stop rubbing my empty belly or feel a sting when I hear babies on my strolls?’

No one expected the Government to write a blank cheque. But this looks like a pilot scheme

Specialist clinic validates ‘misunderstood’ pregnancy complication of hyperemesis gravidarum

‘Morning sickness’ is part of a normal pregnancy, but hyperemesis is not

HSE Spark Innovation awards was set up to support non-consultant hospital doctors to implement innovations and has expanded to nurses, midwives and health and social care professionals

Minister for Justice says vast majority supported her after returning from second maternity leave earlier this month

Progress in reduction of perinatal mortality has slowed over the last decade. Ireland lags behind other high-income countries in prevention strategies and public health education around pregnancy loss

Survey of maternity hospital bereavement finds 12 per cent of women had no confidence in staff

Study shows patients who attend dedicated clinic have high birth rate in subsequent pregnancy

Some 100 women contact employment law firm every month about pregnancy-related discrimination, Seán Ormonde tells webinar

It can be a confusing and fearful time but experts say avoiding exercise is not the answer

Study analysed reproductive histories of more than a million Norwegians born between 1984 and 2002