Stefanie Preissner announces birth of first child after five miscarriages

Ms Preissner and her husband Noel welcomed their daughter, Aurora, into the world almost two weeks ago.

In an Instagram post this morning, Ms Preissner confirmed that baby Aurora arrived early, by emergency c section. Picture: Moya Nolan

Writer Stefanie Preissner has announced the birth of her first child as she gave an insight into her "pretty brutal" pregnancy journey. 

Ms Preissner and her husband Noel Byrne welcomed baby daughter Aurora (or Rori) into the world almost two weeks ago and the Cork author said they are both "delighted". However, she also highlighted her "struggle with infertility", revealing they had five miscarriages since 2020.