Please. Please Everyone. Please Read This Thread & Vote NO on Care #Referendum 42.B Which Places Constitutional Responsibility Exclusively on the Family

Hi there, I wrote this piece for TheJournal.ie on why I'm voting No in the #CareRef this Friday and why this is so important. If you are undecided or feel confused by the discourse - as many have said they are - please give it a read. Thanks thejournal.ie/readme/orla-ti…

We are disappointed by HSE Ireland's decision to stop increasing targets on breastfeeding. Our research shows that the required lactation support within healthcare settings is still not universally available. We worry that by removing targets, there will be less focus on support.

Wonderful to celebrate the launch of this amazing book, for which I was privileged to write a chapter on #Oxytocin A stellation of superb authors sharing their experiences to empower parents to optimise their birthing paths #givingbirthinginireland

We are community midwives, #ofcourse we will treat you with dignity and respect and care for you and your baby, with the compassion and reverence you deserve. You are not a number to us. We are community midwives, and we will love your journey as much as you do #homebirth

Prof Jenny Gamble The Irish Birth Movement @afif_elKhuffash The Mindful Birth Group® GentleBirth Emily McElarney Parents, Read this recently published book to help empower you in Pregancy, Birth and beyond. The Irish Birth Movement Limerick Leader / Limerick Live #GivingbirthinIreland To order: sheelaghnagig.com/Giving-Birth-i…

@afif_elKhuffash Sarah Brennan 🤱🏼🤱🏽🤱🏿🤱🙏🙏🏾🙏🏿🙏🏼💗 Prof Jenny Gamble The Irish Birth Movement The Mindful Birth Group® Emily McElarney Limerick Leader / Limerick Live Are you suggesting this ‘notion’ of a growing narrative that women are disempowered in birth is based on made up stories? I’m happy to join your podcast as an alternative view point as will many many mothers who again now feel unheard and dismissed. WeMidwives 💙💛

There is a concerning disconnect between what women are saying they experience in Irish maternity services and what providers say is happening to women. Medical gaslighting is adding to women’s birth trauma. WeMidwives 💙💛 youtu.be/eDdh6JiOetM?si…

Congratulations Maria Velo Midwife on your publication. #freebirth while being a choice some women will.always make often reflects a healthcare system that is broken and does not support a well resourced and supportive #homebirth service. Where to go now to better support these women?

If a mum gives birth in terror, then a baby senses that. It seeps in to their stress system. It becomes part their entry into the world. This is very hard for us adults to face. Which is we need courage. Let's face it and then stop it. Well done these brave women.

I host a monthly VBAC chat online. Women are sharing disturbing experiences of obstetric care in some Irish maternity units. “It’s a cruel system” one mother stated referring to the constant wearing down of her autonomy and confidence at each antenatal appointment. WeMidwives 💙💛

Shout out to all the midwives going to bat for women in Ireland navigating birth options - you’re a beacon of hope ♥️ Thank you! WeMidwives 💙💛

One positive aspect of Lisa’s experience was the availability of the mobile epidural in The Coombe Hospital. But the The Rotunda Hospital say it’s too much trouble for their staff…I hope women will vote with their feet and choose the hospital that best aligns with mum’s preferences.

Learn how to file a complaint - and/or lawsuit (which are sometimes necessary).

Not entirely surprising - is this a regional issue? How can GPs be so out of touch with the evidence? Women considering attending Cavan MLU were also being advised against midwife led care by GPs. #vbac WeMidwives 💙💛

#Mindfulness has been shown to support mental health + reduce the overwhelm that is often part of the early breastfeeding journey. Why wait until women show signs of depression? Why not incorporate mindfulness as part of breastfeeding education antenatally? WeMidwives 💙💛

New feature! Mindful awareness of baby’s movements in pregnancy♥️ WeMidwives 💙💛 #stillbirth #kickcounting #pregnancy

💚 The Irish Birth Movement, a grassroots group of mothers, families, midwives and birth workers demanding safe, evidence-based, and compassionate maternity care held a protest in Limerick to protect the rights of mothers 💚🙏 Families in Limerick and across Ireland are being denied

Simon Harris authorised a US military plane to refuel at Shannon Airport on Sunday on its way from a Department of War airbase to the Nevatim Israel Defense Forces base. It was transporting soldiers or military cargo. ontheditch.com/simon-harris-a…