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EDITORIAL

Why Bluey is making parents everywhere cry

Writers of the popular Australian cartoon dog family have tackled the sensitive subject of infertility and pregnancy loss…

By Amanda Cassidy

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‘Is it a missed miscarriage then?’ I ask the ultrasound technician, all business as I push the reality, the grief away”

In September 2021, Niamh O’Leary and her husband got the news no parent-to-be wants to hear. She eloquently…

By Niamh O'Leary

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HEALTH & WELLNESS, PARENTHOOD

We’ve been trying, so why has my surprise pregnancy made me so angry?

Sometimes a baby can be both a bundle of joy and a burden. After four miscarriages and failed…

By IMAGE

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The untold anxiety of pregnancy after miscarriage

Expecting a baby is a wonderful thing, but when you're plagued by anxiety after a previous loss, it…

By Sophie White

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AGENDA

Read the letter Emma Watson wrote to Savita Halappanavar

In 2018, actress and human rights activist Emma Watson wrote a touching tribute to Savita Halappanavar. On the…

By Grace McGettigan

SELF

Louise Thompson shares incredibly brave video about her postpartum PTSD diagnosis

The reality star shared a poignant video on social media last night, speaking candidly about being diagnosed with…

By Sarah Finnan

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Recurrent miscarriage: What’s normal, what causes it and what to do

Dr Karen Flood is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist and runs the miscarriage clinic in the Rotunda Hospital,…

By IMAGE

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AGENDA

Unlike Government, Irish businesses are starting to offer paid leave for fertility treatment and surrogacy

As bills regarding establishing safeties and paid leave for fertility treatments and surrogacy continue to languish in government,…

By Lauren Heskin

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One of Ireland’s foremost pregnancy loss clinicians, Professor Keelin O’Donoghue on coping with multiple miscarriages

Campaigning for improved maternity care and more extensive research into pregnancy loss, Professor Keelin O'Donoghue answers one woman's…

By Meg Walker

LIVING

Shay Mitchell’s musings on life and death are a beautiful tribute to those we’ve lost 

The ‘Pretty Little Liars’ star confirmed she’s pregnant with her second child on social media last night, just…

By Sarah Finnan

SELF

‘The saddest, loneliest thing’: Jessie J on her solo fertility journey and the isolation of miscarriage

The singer has been very open about choosing to become a single parent only for it to end…

By Sarah Finnan

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You’re not alone: IMAGE.ie readers speak out on their own fertility journeys

Delving into the results of our recent survey, the issue of fertility – and all the ups and…

By Meg Walker