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Kangaroo care: How holding premature babies skin-to-skin can boost their development

Kangaroo care: How holding premature babies skin-to-skin can boost their development

Premature babies held skin-to-skin by their parents put on weight faster, spend less time on breathing support, and have more stable vital signs than those who do not get this close contact

Tue, 14 May, 2024

Bigger preterm baby risk for obese mothers

Bigger preterm baby risk for obese mothers

Irish babies born to obese mothers are more likely to be born premature.

Thu, 16 Nov, 2017

Readers blog: Birth choices are never black and white

Readers blog: Birth choices are never black and white

Why is no one talking about that grey area of childbirth, that place where a real debate might happen and the two sides might even agree?

Wed, 05 Apr, 2017

What happens when your baby arrives 11 weeks too early?

What happens when your baby arrives 11 weeks too early?

A premature birth can be terrifying. The care of a pre-term baby is very different to that of a full-term baby, as one mother tells Áilín Quinlan

Fri, 25 Nov, 2016