'It's hard to know I was left to cry': Mary Tighe on being born in a mother and baby home

It was only when she held her own first born that doula Mary Tighe fully understood what she had missed out on during the weeks she spent in a mother and baby home before being adopted 

Mary Tighe, who lives in East Cork, was born in a mother and baby home. Picture: Dan Linehan

WORKING as a doula, Mary Tighe offers non-judgmental emotional support – and informational support – to parents during pregnancy, labour and post-natally.

“It’s my passion. It’s very fulfilling, beautiful work and I feel lucky and honoured when families invite me in at such a special time in their lives,” says the 49-year-old who lives in East Cork.