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‘Sophia will do Irish dancing or football but afterwards it’s like her feet are burning’ – parents of ‘butterfly skin’ sufferer tell of brave daughter’s struggle
Mothers & Babies
‘My mum’s postnatal depression was so severe it tore our family apart – then the same thing happened to me’
Comment
Catherine Prasifka: If I told you the latest online threat to children was a ballerina with a cappuccino as a head, you might laugh – but it’s serious
Politics
Mary Regan: Government has ruled out cost-of-living help – no surprise, given there is no election to win
RSV shot linked to a dramatic decline in babies falling seriously ill with virus
Fri 02 May 2025 at 03:30
Naoise Dolan: Please don’t apologise to me for talking about the challenges of raising your children – we all need to vent
Sun 13 Apr 2025 at 03:30
Children who eat fish regularly ‘more sociable’, study says
Tue 11 Mar 2025 at 03:30
The Irish sisters using body scanners and 3D printing to make beautiful sculptures that celebrate women’s bodies
Fri 07 Mar 2025 at 03:30
Louise Thompson: ‘I lost 12-and-a-half litres of blood over a one-year period, and have since had six emergency surgeries’
Fri 07 Mar 2025 at 03:30
Construction on new national maternity hospital ‘may begin by the end of the year’
Sat 01 Mar 2025 at 03:30
Family with two babies facing eviction from mum’s back garden say new government rules ‘must include mobile homes’
Mon 24 Feb 2025 at 03:30
Sarah O’Neill: No country for new mums — why motherhood shatters the illusion of gender equality in Ireland
Sun 09 Feb 2025 at 03:30
‘I don’t understand why the State would make it harder’ – childcare bills to rise for thousands as 660 providers approved to hike fees
Sat 18 Jan 2025 at 03:30
Six ways to get medical care if you don’t have access to a full-time GP
Sat 11 Jan 2025 at 03:30
What is a ‘Beta Baby’ – and what generation are you?
Wed 01 Jan 2025 at 20:50
Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: As I packed away my baby’s first clothes, a strong wave of emotion came over me
Thu 26 Dec 2024 at 03:30
Louise McSharry: Despite the macho signals from the manosphere, men are not OK – they need help
Sat 14 Dec 2024 at 03:30
‘We are failing to protect the most vulnerable’ – pregnant women and babies at risk from climate change, researchers warn
Mon 02 Dec 2024 at 03:30
Study finds new mothers need increased health supports, especially in the first two years
Sun 01 Dec 2024 at 03:30
Is it the ‘worst cold’ or something more sinister? What to keep an eye out for this virus season
Sat 30 Nov 2024 at 03:30
Shein removes dangerous baby feeding pillow from its website
Sun 17 Nov 2024 at 03:30
‘I had my child in a mother and baby home. This is why I would feel guilty about applying for the redress payment’
Sun 10 Nov 2024 at 03:30
‘It was devastating’ – grieving families urge awareness of condition that can cause death in epilepsy
Wed 16 Oct 2024 at 03:30
‘A familiar face to women who were vulnerable’ – new exhibition to celebrate life of acclaimed midwife Mary Anne Fanning
Fri 04 Oct 2024 at 03:30
Budget 2025: social welfare hikes, ‘mansion tax’ and cheaper car insurance, here’s everything you need to know
Tue 01 Oct 2024 at 16:00
This Working Life: ‘Today we forget with motherhood that you have a special role in society’
Thu 19 Sep 2024 at 03:30
Expert advice on how to prepare financially for your maternity leave
Wed 18 Sep 2024 at 03:30
New parents in line for budget boost as minister pushes for benefit increases
Sun 15 Sep 2024 at 03:30
Modern Morals: I gave my baby daughter such a unique name – then my colleague used it too. Am I right to be annoyed?
Fri 13 Sep 2024 at 03:30
Large take-up of RSV jab for babies in Rotunda Hospital on first day of roll-out
Sat 07 Sep 2024 at 03:30
Stefanie Preissner: Hair falling out, mood swings, night sweats… Motherhood feels like a cosmic joke with me as the punchline
Sat 10 Aug 2024 at 13:00
Judith Woods: Men chasing perpetual boyhood are leaving it far too late to become fathers
Sat 20 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Motherhood and friendships: ‘You really find out who your friends are when you have a baby’
Wed 12 Jun 2024 at 03:30
The dark side of natalism: why right-wingers want your babies
Thu 16 May 2024 at 03:30
Dear Mary: I never thought my new husband and I would have fertility issues — how can we ever accept a childless future?
‘Every mam in Ireland should get one’ – baby boxes a hit with parents as exclusive lullaby welcomes 500 newborns
‘It’s always a struggle to try to make sure you get the right work-life balance’ – Minister Helen McEntee on juggling politics and two small babies
Half a million births every year take place among girls aged 10 to 14, new UN report shows
‘I feel like I failed in being a woman. Motherhood felt like my destiny.’ The agony of the women who can’t be mothers
‘Unprecedented’ high rates of breastfeeding during lockdown linked to fewer allergies in infants
Missed miscarriage: ‘I couldn’t escape the feeling that I was a mother without a baby’
'I was told to take a Panadol and go to bed, but I knew my baby was coming' — what it’s like giving birth in emergency circumstances
It’s time to stop judging women based on how ‘maternal’ they are
Ellen Coyne: Breastfeeding isn’t an option for many women so excluding formula from supermarket discounts is unfair
Parenting lockdown babies was ‘lonely’ but it helped to form a ‘strong bond’ with infant, study finds
‘People spread rumours I had special powers’: Louise Brown – the first IVF baby – turns 44
Caroline Foran: ‘Since I started sharing openly about my mental health, it has become like a drug’
Survey reveals Ukrainian refugees’ challenges with life in Ireland so far
‘It’s so disappointing to hear politicians speaking negatively on surrogacy’ – model mum Rosanna Davison
What do you give the woman who’s given you everything?
‘I’ve had tears streaming down my face when photographing a child’s birth’
Mothers helping mothers – the grassroots project helping new mums in Direct Provision
‘Anaesthetists are like the medical cavalry and when you’re dealing with small babies, the stakes are very high’
Miriam O’Callaghan: ‘After nearly losing the pregnancy, I feel lucky every time I look at my son ’
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