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About to give birth? Pack some peppermint oil in your hospital bag – trust me on this one

Pregnancy

About to give birth? Pack some peppermint oil in your hospital bag – trust me on this one

By Trine Jensen-Burke

The golden hour: Skin-to-skin contact after birth benefits your baby – even 20 years later

Pregnancy

The golden hour: Skin-to-skin contact after birth benefits your baby – even 20 years later

By Trine Jensen-Burke

Captured on video: Police deputy delivers baby in 7-Eleven carpark

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Captured on video: Police deputy delivers baby in 7-Eleven carpark

By Laura Cunningham

This mother’s labour lasted just 45 minutes using her doctor’s new method

Pregnancy

This mother’s labour lasted just 45 minutes using her doctor’s new method

By Trine Jensen-Burke

A mum labouring on the toilet went viral – and it made other mums rave about the position

Pregnancy

A mum labouring on the toilet went viral – and it made other mums rave about the position

By Trine Jensen-Burke

The rising c-section rates among first-time mothers in Ireland strongly linked to age

Pregnancy

The rising c-section rates among first-time mothers in Ireland strongly linked to age

By Trine Jensen-Burke

Meet the Irish midwife in Australia who is helping women worldwide access childbirth classes

Parenting

Meet the Irish midwife in Australia who is helping women worldwide access childbirth classes

By Trine Jensen-Burke

Woman handcuffed to bed by police while in labour

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Woman handcuffed to bed by police while in labour

By Sarah McKenna Barry

Midwives told to stop using terms like ‘mothers’, ‘breastfeeding’ and ‘maternal’

Pregnancy

Midwives told to stop using terms like ‘mothers’, ‘breastfeeding’ and ‘maternal’

By Trine Jensen-Burke

Raw, real and beautiful: Award-winning photographs show the power of women in childbirth

Pregnancy

Raw, real and beautiful: Award-winning photographs show the power of women in childbirth

By Trine Jensen-Burke