Pregnancy
# pregnancy - Yesterday’s News
New IVF treatment could result in couples having successful pregnancies
The ‘time-lapse’ technology can pinpoint the abnormalities in human embryos that cause IVF failure or miscarriage and raises live birth rates by 56 per cent.
# pregnancy - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
Column: I’m a mother of a special needs child and a pro-choice advocate
Tracey Holsgrove explains the agony of contemplating how to proceed with her pregnancy after learning of her baby’s condition – and why she is a firm pro-choice advocate.
Iodine deficiency during pregnancy could adversely affect children’s mental development
Even mild or moderate iodine deficiency during pregnancy could have a “significant” affect on the cognitive development of a child, according to new research.
# pregnancy - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Column: No woman has an abortion on a whim
Stitch up the X Case’s dangling loopholes and then hold a referendum to legalise abortion in Ireland – because no woman wants an abortion just for the hell of it, writes Carol Redmond.
# pregnancy - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
WATCH: More men experience the pain of childbirth
A doctor and some electrodes help them face the harsh reality.
# pregnancy - Monday 6 May, 2013
FG and Labour at odds over possibility of amending abortion bill
Fine Gael’s chairman says backbenchers will have the chance to amend the bill – but only, a Labour TD says, to improve medical practice.
# pregnancy - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Fianna Fáil to discuss abortion bill after lengthy Fine Gael meeting
Fine Gael’s weekly parliamentary party meeting saw over five hours of intense discussion on the draft abortion bill.
# pregnancy - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
Pro-life groups: ‘Proposals go too far’; Pro-choice: ‘Bill doesn’t go far enough’
It’s not often that Clare Daly and Youth Defence are in agreement…
‘No conscientious objection’ for Fine Gael TDs on abortion bill, says Kenny
Whether they are doctors or legislators, “conscience objection doesn’t absolve people from responsibility.”
Poll: How do you feel about the contents of the abortion bill?
The bill was published last night after much discussion – are you happy with the terms laid out in the bill?
Taoiseach says new abortion rules just offer clarity and ‘won’t change law’
“It will cover existing constitutional rights only… it will not create any new rights,” the Taoiseach said.
# pregnancy - Monday 29 April, 2013
Fine Gael TD insists he won’t support suicide clause in abortion law
Brian Walsh says the Oireachtas hearings found abortion cannot treat suicidal ideation – and won’t allow it be included.
# pregnancy - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Ministers’ row means abortion law may miss summer deadline
Enda Kenny says he would like the laws enacted before the Dáil’s summer break, but he cannot guarantee it.
# pregnancy - Monday 22 April, 2013
Reilly: Suicidal pregnant women won’t have to face six-doctor panel
The Health Minister said that it the panel “was never going to be the case” and stressed that the heads of bill have not been finalised.
# pregnancy - Friday 19 April, 2013
TDs to debate legislation giving maternity leave rights to TDs
Fianna Fáil’s Seán Ó FearghaÃl will introduce a bill which would formally give female TDs some time off if they fall pregnant.
# pregnancy - Friday 12 April, 2013
World’s first womb transplant woman is pregnant
The woman was described as a “medical miracle” when she became the first in the world to have a successful womb transplant from a dead donor.
Irish mammies spending big on first baby
In a survey, almost 40 per cent said they used social media to announce their pregnancy and over 65 per cent spill the beans before 12 weeks.
# pregnancy - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Column: Change to the Constitution is needed in order to protect women’s lives
The recently completed HSE report into the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar’s death has pointed to Ireland’s unworkable legal situation as a significant factor in her medical treatment, writes Clara Fischer.
# pregnancy - Friday 5 April, 2013
US court orders wider access for morning after pill regardless of age
The judge ruled that current restrictions requiring teens to obtain a prescription were “politically motivated” and “scientifically unjustified”.
# pregnancy - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
North Dakota outlaws most abortions
There are no exceptions for rape, incest, the health of the mother or if she would lose the pregnancy anyway as a result of a fetal abnormality.
# pregnancy - Monday 18 March, 2013
Column: New HSE plans will further limit women’s choices in childbirth
Last summer, the Minister for Health endorsed home birth and said more women should be offered the choice of giving birth at home – but new HSE guidelines will have the opposite effect, Eva-Louise Goussot writes.
# pregnancy - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
WATCH: Mum learns about her new grandchild… and flips out
There’s something in our eye. MMF.
# pregnancy - Monday 11 February, 2013
Poll finds 85 per cent support abortion ‘in certain circumstances’
The Ipsos MRBI poll in the Irish Times also finds that only 37 per cent of people believe abortion should be permitted where a woman deems it to be in her best interests.
# pregnancy - Sunday 10 February, 2013
BOD and Hubes just had a baby girl. The world reacts.
‘Little Huberbod’ is our favourite nickname so far.
# pregnancy - Friday 1 February, 2013
Woman who gave birth after sterilisation awarded €100,000 in damages
Karen Hurley gave birth to a baby boy with a fatal illness following her failed steriliation procedure.
# pregnancy - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Woman becomes world’s first to give birth after heart transplant
The creation of extra blood, and the drugs needed to stop a transplant being rejected, usually make it impossible.
# pregnancy - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Image of “unacceptable” meal prompts review of menu at the Coombe
The hospital said the meal was “unacceptable” and it will look to improve choices it offers in the future.
# pregnancy - Monday 14 January, 2013
When is Will and Kate’s royal baby due?
St James’s Palace has officially announced the month that the baby is due – but wouldn’t comment on whether it will be a boy or a girl.
# pregnancy - Saturday 12 January, 2013
Political donations, pregnancies and Love/Hate: The week in numbers
How many women in Ireland smoke? Were consumers panicked by Budget announcements? And how many people watched Darren die?
13 things we learned from the Oireachtas abortion hearings this week
Three days of hearings on abortion were held by the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children this week ahead of expected and long-awaited legislation for the X Case.
# pregnancy - Friday 11 January, 2013
17 terminations of pregnancy as a result of rape in 2011
Rape Crisis Network Ireland said that two out of 90 survivors became pregnant more than once as a result in rape and had different outcomes each time.
# pregnancy - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Maternity care costs for pregnant women with gestational diabetes 34 per cent higher
Authors of the study say results show that Ireland needs to introduce universal screening for pregnant women for GDM.
# pregnancy - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
No psychiatrists outside Dublin to assess suicidal pregnant women
Dr Anthony McCarthy of the National Maternity Hospital said that there is a wrong assumption that women will try to manipulate psychiatrists by saying they are suicidal in order to have a termination.
# pregnancy - Monday 7 January, 2013
Group says lack of invite to Oireachtas abortion hearings “a grave injustice”
TFMR Ireland said that it is upset that, despite numerous requests, it has has not been invited to take part in this week’s Oireachtas committee hearings on abortion legislation in Ireland.
# pregnancy - Saturday 5 January, 2013
Banned ‘Aristotle’ sex manual to sell for up to £400
The 1766 book contained more wives tales than actual Aristotle.
# pregnancy - Monday 31 December, 2012
8 people who are already angry with Kim Kardashian’s baby
And here’s what the baby will look like! (Probably)
# pregnancy - Thursday 13 December, 2012
The Evening Fix…now with added kisses under the mistletoe
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Robotic surgery helps Cork mother in second successful birth
The complex procedure performed before pregnancy helps women who have a weak cervix to carry to full term.
Australian media watchdog opens probe into royal prank station
The media regulator says the investigation is into the 2Day FM station and not the presenters who made the hoax call.
# pregnancy - Sunday 2 December, 2012
Opinion poll shows majority in favour for legislation on X
The Red C poll for the Sunday Business Post shows some incoherence, though, about other related measures…
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