A bump in the road: Pregnancy is not a barrier to education

Semesters and trimesters: it’s student life, but not as you know it. When women combine third-level studies with pregnancy and motherhood, it brings challenges, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Each year, when a new influx of eager-faced, excited young women arrives in Cork to embark on their third-level student adventures, I spare a thought for those who will get pregnant.