Receiving the gift of a baby

TRUDIE and Sean O’Doherty said ‘yes’ pretty quickly to having their pregnancy and the birth of their baby filmed for the second series of Here To Maternity.

The six-part observational documentary, based at CUMH, follows the joys and heartbreak faced by expectant parents and returns to TV screens on Sunday.

Trudie from Dungourney, Co Cork, became pregnant through IVF and the couple hope that by telling their story other people with fertility problems will be encouraged to seek help. “When I was going for IVF, it was the only waiting room I was ever in where people didn’t speak. There was just silence. People can be afraid even to go to the doctor but it’s only a visit and it will open up options.”