I went for a 13-week appointment and experienced the deafening agony of the silent sonogram
When you are accustomed to a national fluency in the language of grief, miscarriage can be desperately lonely
Pregnancy
Stories related to pregnancy
Baby loss: If they had said to me, ‘you can keep him in there forever’, I would have done it
For Gill Lee, October will always be the month she lost her son Danny, in her sixth month of pregnancy
The ‘gender disappointment’ taboo: ‘That’s it, I’m never going to have a little girl’
Parenting taboos: Experiencing gender disappointment is understandable, and parents shouldn’t feel guilty for having those feelings, says expert
‘I was classed as a geriatric pregnancy which didn’t sit right with me’
Two women describe their experiences of becoming mothers again over the age of 35
We know that inducing labour early is safe for babies. But is it better for the mum?
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
First-time mothers able to spend ‘first 24 hours of low-risk labour at home’
Mothers’ experiences generally positive with no additional risks for the birth, notes study
The truth about the ‘Ozempic baby boom’
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
Freezing your eggs is expensive, not without risk and comes with no guarantees: here’s how to navigate the market
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
Abortion and mental health: Support from family, friends and health services is crucial
Research shows the best predictor of a woman’s mental health after an abortion is her mental health before it
‘When our last embryo failed, the clinic told us there was nothing more they could do for us’
Considerable perseverance and endurance are required when events appear to conspire and frustrate best-laid plans
Mothers with cystic fibrosis: ‘We’ve lives we never thought we could as no one thought we’d still be alive’
The introduction of highly effective medicines has allowed some people to fulfil their desire to have children
Managing chronic disease: ‘It is one of the most positive things that has happened in the health service’
Women with gestational diabetes have been added to a ‘game-changing’ HSE programme that focuses on a list of chronic conditions
‘Single and fabulously fertile was how I was. In a loving relationship and painfully infertile is how you find me’
I cried openly like a child needing her mother in front of all those strangers. Not one person came to comfort me
YA fiction round-up: teenage pregnancy, censored fairy tales and a demonic killer of women
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
Miscarriage: Nothing could have prepared me for that hauntingly empty black and white ultrasound screen
‘When will I stop rubbing my empty belly or feel a sting when I hear babies on my strolls?’
The woefully inadequate new IVF scheme doesn’t reflect the reality of modern families
No one expected the Government to write a blank cheque. But this looks like a pilot scheme
‘I was like, I don’t know how sick you have to be, but I am pretty sure I’m there’
Specialist clinic validates ‘misunderstood’ pregnancy complication of hyperemesis gravidarum
Extreme pregnancy sickness hyperemesis gravidarum: What you need to know
‘Morning sickness’ is part of a normal pregnancy, but hyperemesis is not
Bright Sparks: Healthcare professionals strive to innovate and improve patient care
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
‘It’s not easy but it’s important to show that it can be done’: Helen McEntee rejects maternity leave criticism
Minister for Justice says vast majority supported her after returning from second maternity leave earlier this month
As a society, we still prefer to pretend pregnancy loss doesn’t happen
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
Almost half of women who lost babies were not told about mental health impacts, survey finds
Survey of maternity hospital bereavement finds 12 per cent of women had no confidence in staff
Pregnancy after miscarriage: Society and medicine’s views appear to be changing
Study shows patients who attend dedicated clinic have high birth rate in subsequent pregnancy
Women being sacked due to pregnancy ‘more common than you think’, says employment lawyer
Some 100 women contact employment law firm every month about pregnancy-related discrimination, Seán Ormonde tells webinar
Nine things to know about fitness training during pregnancy
It can be a confusing and fearful time but experts say avoiding exercise is not the answer
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