#Babies
'The doctors have no idea how to treat her condition': Giving birth to Ireland's smallest surviving baby
Katie Keogh writes about her baby Charlotte who was born with an extremely rare condition.
Two sets of triplets born in 24 hours in Co Down hospital
All six babies are healthy.
WHO warns commercial baby foods contain too much sugar
In around half of products examined, more than 30% of the calories in them were from total sugars.
'A great joy': Woman gives birth to Poland's first sextuplets
The babies range in weight from 890 grammes to 1.3 kilogrammes.
These are the most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2018
Jack and Emily remain the most popular names for Irish babies.
Babies who hear two languages at home have a better ability to concentrate
This new research suggests the advantages of living in a bilingual home begin from the very earliest stage of development.
First babies of New Years began arriving just seconds after midnight
A baby was born at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda just three seconds past midnight.
Babies born in Ireland in 2019 can expect to live until 2101
Ireland is one of only 28 countries where 2019 babies will likely live until the 22nd century
More than 51,000 fathers have taken paternity leave since September 2016
51,409 fathers have been awarded leave since the scheme began.
Opinion: 'Eating this mineral in pregnancy - and before conception - can boost how your child's brain develops'
The evidence is very clear and yet we are among the countries in the world that is most deficient in this mineral, writes
France launches nationwide probe into incidents of babies born with arm defects
It has been confirmed that the results would be known in about three months.
Company charged with offences following UK baby death investigation
The company is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday 17 December.
Folic acid to be added to UK flour to reduce birth defects ... but no plans in Ireland to do so
According to the HSE, folic acid is important because it can help the nervous system develop in the unborn.
Parents to get an extra two weeks' paid parental leave from next year
The measure will be introduced from November 2019.
Aoibhín Garrihy upcycled her bridesmaid dresses to create a lovely christening gown for baby Hanorah
Sorry this is too sweet.
China looks ready to scrap two-child policy by 2020 ... but few parents interested in more babies
The government has indicated it will scrap its policy which limits the number of children per family through tough fines.
76 hospital discharges of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms last year
The figure of 76 represents a drop in the comparable figure for 2016, when there were a total of 92 discharges.
Mother Teresa charity 'sold babies' born to unwed mothers
A nun and a staff member at Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity were arrested today.
Cabinet approves law to allow some same-sex partners to both register as parents on baby's birth certificate
The move comes from government after years of campaigning for same-sex couples and LGBT advocates.
Babies can distinguish difference between vocal and facial emotion
The ability of babies to differentiate emotional expressions appears to develop during their first six months.
80 babies delivered at Holles St and Rotunda during storm ... including one Emma
No one has been called Beast or East though.
Unicef says 'world is failing newborns' as global baby mortality rates remain 'alarmingly high'
Ireland has ranked 164th in the global neonatal mortality rate.
Serbs perturbed by dwindling numbers of babies being born in Balkan nation
In 2016, 100,834 people died while just 64,734 were born.
UK allows doctors to make babies using DNA from three people
The technique is being used to help prevent women passing on fatal genetic diseases to their children.
These are some of the most popular Irish baby names outside of Ireland
Well, we do like to travel.
Joanne McNally: 'I don’t want children, but I’m not selfish'
I also have the attention span of a ferret on six nespressos, writes Joanne McNally.
More than 27,000 fathers have taken paternity leave so far
“We have to take a wider societal view and not think of rearing children as something best done in one’s spare time, preferably by women,” Deirdre Clune said.
'Shocked and disappointed': Pressure mounts to restore funding for breastfeeding support initiative
The HSE said it plans to provide funding for a new, revised model.
12 of the quickest reactions to the royal baby announcement
Royal baby 3: RESURRECTION.
12 mothers share their best (and funniest) breastfeeding stories
“In the throes of passion I suddenly realised I was spraying my boyfriend with a leaking left breast.”
92 hospital discharges of newborns with drug withdrawal symptoms last year
Babies with drug withdrawal symptoms undergo six to eight week of rehabilitation.
By EU standards, Ireland is pumping out new babies
Ireland has the highest birth rate in the EU.
An Austrian hospital gave parents the wrong babies and nobody knew for nearly 30 years
Doris Gruenwald only found out after she took a DNA test.
HSE review of maternity complaints finds patients not treated with dignity or respect
Health Minister Simon Harris said it is ‘regretted’ that it took such a long time for families to be heard on their babies’ deaths.
New wireless cameras to revolutionise care of premature babies
The skin sensors currently used to monitor vital signs in babies born prematurely generate false alarms in up to 90% of cases.
Watch: 'We took their babies and gifted them, sold them, trafficked them and starved them'
Minister Zappone has agreed to a small scoping exercise to assess if the mother and baby home investigation can be expanded.
Indian police find 19 female foetuses dumped in sewer
Women in India can face pressure to produce male children, who are seen as breadwinners.
She was right: How Catherine Corless uncovered what happened in Tuam
“So many things get covered up these days, I am just so thankful that this has come out”.
Ireland's breast milk bank is running very low on supply
There’s only two weeks of supply left at the island’s only milk bank.
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Writing "suits you" under pictures of people holding babies should be outlawed
Social media crimes 101.
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