'What I learned during my 42 years as a neonatal nurse'

Margaret O’Driscoll reflects on her long career helping mothers realise how strong their premature babies are. She talks to Helen Kelleher

"Babies are always hungry and while they may look tiny and fragile they can cope with a lot more than we think. Their sense of survival is innate and powerful,”  says Margaret O’Driscoll, who recently retired after a long career as a midwife.

“I think what I learned most of all is just how strong and resilient women really are.” 

Cork midwife Margaret O’Driscoll says she was privileged to help women go through the miracle of birth, to share with them one of the most intimate and life-changing moments on a daily basis.