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Bessborough operated between 1922 and 1998, accommodating 9,768 women who gave birth to 8,938 children

923 children associated with Bessborough died

The final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes has found that 923 children who were associated with the Bessborough home in Cork died.

Mother-And-Baby Homes • 12 Jan 21

The Bank of England estimates that for each one percentage point reduction in interest rates, birth rates rose by 5% among families paying adjustable-rate mortgages

Low rates mean more babies, Bank of England says

Cutting interest rates appears to stimulate more than just the economy with Bank of England researchers saying an extra 14,500 babies were born in 2009 after it cut borrowing costs during the financial crisis.

Business • 23 Dec 19

Alex was born 15 weeks' early, weighing the equivalent of just a half a bag of sugar

Premature baby's mother makes appeal for blood

A mother of a premature baby who has received numerous blood transfusions is appealing for people to give blood.

Health • 14 Jun 19

The US study highlights the impact a father's age can have on a child

Babies of older fathers have more health problems - BMJ

Babies whose fathers are 45-years-old or older are more likely to be less healthy at birth, a study of more than 40 million deliveries has suggested.

Health • 01 Nov 18

The study looked at the level of a factor called IRAK1 in the umbilical cord blood of newborns

Stronger immunity in newborn girls due to genes - study

Genetic differences between the sexes mean newborn baby girls are less likely to fall ill with acute infections than newborn boys, a new study by researchers here has found.

Science • 25 May 17

A boy named Arlo River Elias was born at 50 seconds past midnight to mother Stacey Kenny and her husband Elton Rooney from Clonsilla in Dublin

Warm welcome for the first babies of 2017

Families across the country have welcomed new year arrivals including twin boys who were the first babies born in the country this year.

News • 01 Jan 17

The Rotunda Hospital welcomed the first baby of 2015, Kian Anthony Bourke, at four seconds past midnight

First baby of 2015 born at Dublin's Rotunda

The first baby of 2015 was born just four seconds after midnight at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin.

News • 01 Jan 15

Almost 800 children died at the Bon Secours-run home

Calls for inquiry into Tuam babies scandal

There have been increasing calls for an inquiry into the discovery of an unmarked mass grave at a former Catholic Church-run home in Tuam, Co Galway, where almost 800 children died between 1925 and 1961.

Special Reports • 05 Jun 14

Enda Kenny said he understood the situation at St Mary's had been known about since 1972

Kenny call to determine extent of mass graves

The Taoiseach has said he wants to know exactly what the scale of the situation at the mother and baby home in Tuam is and whether there are similar mass graves at other sites around the country.

News • 07 Jun 14

People believe the loud cry of a baby will ward off evil spirits

Annual baby crying contest held in Japan

Babies took part in an annual crying contest on Children's Day in Hiroshima, western Japan.

Special Reports • 07 May 14

The hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, is renowned for delivering high-risk births

Dozens of dead babies found in Brazilian hospital

The remains of 40 newborn babies and foetuses have been found abandoned in a Brazilian hospital morgue, some forgotten for years, authorities have said.

News • 14 Apr 14