Louise McSharry sits down with three Real Mums in the Rotunda Hospital for a live podcast.

In this episode of Real Talk with Real Mums Louise McSharry chats to Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Richard Duffy, Clinical Midwife Specialist in Perinatal Mental Health Louise Rafferty, and Pharmacist Brian Cleary. Louise also talks to Gemma and Ger, two mums who share their different mental health journeys during their pregnancies.

Louise McSharry sits down with Cathy Ryan, Deputy Manager of HR in the Rotunda Hospital, to chat about maternity leave, breastfeeding in the workplace, and your social protections while pregnant.

Maria Walsh joins Louise McSharry to talk about Community Midwives.

Louise McSharry sits down with Real Mum Linda Hughes to about her daughters Aobha and Emma, and the important topics of pregnancy loss, dealing with grief, and the supports on offer to those who need help. If you are affected by this episode, these organisations are able to help: A Little Lifetime Foundation www.alittlelifetime.ie  01 8829030 [email protected] AnamCara www.anamcara.ie 01 4045378085 2888 888i [email protected] Féileacáin – www.feileacain.ie 085 2496464 [email protected] Miscarriage Association of Ireland www.miscarriage.ie [email protected] Leanbh Mo Chroi www.lmcsupport.ie 086 3745474 [email protected] Nurture Health nurturehealth.ie 085 8619585 [email protected]

In this Contraction, Louise McSharry sits down with Dr Jack Lambert, consultant at the Mater Hospital and specialist in infectious diseases, to talk pregnancy, infections, and the DOVE clinic at the Rotunda Hospital.

Louise McSharry chats to Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr Jennifer Donnelly and Real Mum Maria Boyle about high-risk pregnancies.

Louise McSharry chats to Neonatologist and Lactation Consultant Prof Afif El-Khuffash, Clinical Midwife Specialist in Lactation Aisling Bhreathnach, and Real Mum Stephanie Buckley about the breastfeeding journey.

Louise McSharry sits down with Marian Brennan, Infection Prevention & Control Midwife at the Rotunda Hospital, to talking about UTIs, the importance of vaccinations, and washing your hands.

In this episode, Louise sits down with Real Mum Ranae von Meding and Clinical Midwife Manage Susan Hogan, who co-manages the Parent Education Programme at the Rotunda Hospital with Margaret Merrigan, to talk about the role partners play on the pregnancy journey. “Real Talk with Real Mums” is an expert-advised and mum-approved ten-episode podcast series, presented by Louise McSharry, looking at the issues of everyday pregnancy with medical professionals and the real women who have gone through the pregnancy journey. Each episode will tackle a different topic, from diet in pregnancy (with a dietician), to mental health issues in pregnancy (with a mental health midwife). The aim of each podcast is to provide mums with expert insight into the issue but also to offer a practical, realistic, everyday take on the pregnancy journey. 'Real Talk with Real Mums' is an initiative by the HRB Mother and Baby Clinical Trial Network, a network of obstetricians, neonatologists, midwives and related professionals brought together to carry out research on women’s and children’s health, This podcast is supported by the Health Research Board through their Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination Award, which aims to maximize the uptake of research findings into policy and practice.

Alva Fitzgibbon, an infection control midwife at the Rotunda Hospital, chats to Louise McSharry about how to prepare for birth, taking care of wounds after a C-section, and the importance of rest.