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<p>The HSE workforce is around 78% female and unions warn that as many as one in five in some hospitals are out on maternity leave at any given time, but are not replaced. File picture</p>

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'Doctors have gone into work day after having a miscarriage because teams are so short-staffed'

Unions tell health committee how staff shortages directly impact doctors facing personal tragedies

<p>Sinn Féin senator Nicole Ryan and health spokesperson David Cullinane with Senator Ryan’s Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins</p>

politics

Government rebuked for delaying legislation for pregnancy loss leave

<p>Jennifer Duggan, chairperson of the Irish Miscarriage Association. Picture: David Creedon</p>

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Miscarriage: It can be really hard when you don't know what to expect

'You have this horrendous feeling of loss': Women highlight lack of understanding surrounding miscarriage

health and wellbeing

'You have this horrendous feeling of loss': Women highlight lack of understanding surrounding miscarriage

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parenting

The care women and couples need following miscarriage: New counselling service offered to grieving parents

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ourview

Irish Examiner view: Sobering truths about miscarriages

‘I felt like an inconvenience and received no support’: Irish women reveal their miscarriage stories

‘I felt like an inconvenience and received no support’: Irish women reveal their miscarriage stories

Women who experienced miscarriage reveal their stories of feeling invisible and unheard, compounded by a lack of information and support as to what they would face in the future

Fri, 20 Jun, 2025

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Irish Examiner editor Tom Fitzpatrick: Our 'rainbow baby' is cherished on Father's Day

On Father’s Day, Irish Examiner editor Tom Fitzpatrick reflects on a devastating miscarriage, and the joy of welcoming a daughter earlier this year

Sun, 15 Jun, 2025

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Workplace Wellbeing: Why compassion and time to recover are needed after an early miscarriage

Around 14,000 expectant women in Ireland lose their babies each year, but only mothers whose pregnancies end after 24 weeks are entitled to paid leave and the time to recuperate, while their partners have even fewer rights

Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

'It was a trigger for me to be left waiting': Sinn Féin's Nicole Ryan recalls 'torture' after miscarriage

'It was a trigger for me to be left waiting': Sinn Féin's Nicole Ryan recalls 'torture' after miscarriage

'It’s not your fault, but there is a shame and stigma attached to it and nobody talks about it,' the Cork North West Sinn Féin senator says

Mon, 26 May, 2025

Infertility is a very lonely journey, say parents Lucy and David — who had a baby girl after IVF

Infertility is a very lonely journey, say parents Lucy and David — who had a baby girl after IVF

And there are worries when you conceive after pregnancy loss also: “Every week that passed, I remember looking up the likelihood of a baby surviving at 24 weeks, 25 weeks, 26 weeks. It was my weekly routine."

Tue, 14 Jan, 2025

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Health staff's language 'can worsen pregnancy loss grief', study finds

An estimated 14,000 women experience miscarriage in Ireland every year

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

'Deeply disappointing' that Government chose to 'bury' miscarriage leave report

'Deeply disappointing' that Government chose to 'bury' miscarriage leave report

This week, the coalition voted to delay any further progress on a bill that would provide leave for those who suffer a miscarriage or who need to take time off work for fertility treatments such as IVF

Fri, 26 Jan, 2024

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Irish Examiner view: Local gardaí are essential for proper policing

The fallout in terms of breaking the connection between communities and police was stressed this week by the Garda Representative Association

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

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'I constantly thought I was losing him': Lottie Ryan opens up about miscarriage scare

The presenter said she is "pretty sure" she has "some kind of PTSD" from the pregnancy

Thu, 11 May, 2023

The depressed woman withdrew into himself, hugging his elbows.

We need to end the silence around miscarriage

On World Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, Jennifer Stevens recalls her own experience and speaks to the women who contributed to Miscarriage in Ireland, an Irish Examiner special report, earlier this year

Fri, 15 Oct, 2021

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Miscarriage Stories: My husband called the Early Pregnancy Unit the Room of Death

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Tue, 15 Jun, 2021

Miscarriage in Ireland: "I am so sorry, but your baby has no heartbeat"

Miscarriage in Ireland: "I am so sorry, but your baby has no heartbeat"

You know someone who has had a miscarriage. In fact, you probably know more than one person

Fri, 11 Jun, 2021

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Miscarriage Stories: I had a D&C and this is what my experience was like

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

The depressed woman withdrew into himself, hugging his elbows.

Miscarriage Stories: Nobody and I mean nobody talks about stillbirth in Ireland

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

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Miscarriage Stories: I lost my baby and this is what my hospital experience was like

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

The depressed woman withdrew into himself, hugging his elbows.

Miscarriage Stories: It’s hard to explain how much you love someone you have never met

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

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Miscarriage Stories: I lost a baby and I am pregnant again

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

Sad lonely Woman in depression with flying hair

Miscarriage Stories: I had never heard of a partial molar pregnancy. I wish I still hadn’t

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

The depressed woman withdrew into himself, hugging his elbows.

Miscarriage Stories: We lost a baby during IVF treatment and it took a toll

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

Sad lonely Woman in depression with flying hair

Miscarriage Stories: I found out I had a missed miscarriage at my 12-week scan

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

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Miscarriage Stories: I experienced a loss while carrying twins

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

Depressed woman wallows in her sad thoughts.

Miscarriage Stories: I had three miscarriages in one year

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

Depressed woman wallows in her sad thoughts.

Miscarriage Stories: I lost a baby in the middle of a pandemic

We asked readers to share their experiences of miscarriage. These are their stories

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021