Mum meets newborn over FaceTime after giving birth in Covid-19 coma
She didn’t get to meet him until she was discharged. A mum who gave birth to a baby boy whilst in a Covid-19 coma has no recollection of meeting her son for the first time via FaceTime. 28-year-old Sophie Byrne was in a coma when her baby son Joseph was delivered 11 weeks early by […]
4 years ago
Pregnant people feel like “second class citizens”, maternity advocate says
Pregnant people feel like “second-class citizens”, according to maternity advocates. The current maternity hospital restrictions have come under fire, despite the Rotunda Hospital explaining why they’re in place. Linda Kelly, who advocates for better maternity care, has called for a road map to be put in place so pregnant people have a better idea of […]
5 years ago
Belfast hospital treating 12 pregnant women for COVID-19 this week
6 babies are currently in isolation, reports reveal. 12 pregnant women, who tested positive for COVID-19, were treated by the Belfast Trust in the past week. According to RTÉ, all of the women were unvaccinated. They stated: “We have recently had to arrange preterm delivery for a number of women. In these instances, their babies […]
5 years ago