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Feb 8
Folic acid supplements important in pregnancy planning
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding all women who could become pregnant and women who are already pregnant about the importance...


Dec 2, 2024
Brave Clady mum shares story of devastating heart failure diagnosis just days after giving birth
Claire with husband Liam and daughter Aoibhe. For most new mums, life after having a baby brings big changes and new challenges but for...


Nov 30, 2024
Enterprising Women Winter Showcase in Ballymena celebrates local female entrepreneurs
Hundreds of shoppers and visitors at the Tower Centre in Ballymena supported the Enterprising Women Winter Showcase - a festive event...

Nov 26, 2024
Green light for Alongside Midwifery-Led Unit for Antrim Area Hospital
Visualisation of the newly built three suite Alongside Midwifery-Led Unit, to the right of the main entrance, at Antrim Area Hospital ...


Nov 15, 2024
Nearly two thirds of NI mums want to retrain for new career, but money, time & guilt hold them back
Almost two-thirds (62%) of NI mums surveyed would consider retraining for a new career but are held back by multiple barriers according...


Oct 28, 2024
Northern Trust welcomes new mobile breast screening units
Northern Trust staff members Joanne McKeefry and Tina Smith with one of the new mobile breast screening units which is currently located...


Oct 22, 2024
‘Radical system-wide change needed in maternity services’ in Northern Ireland
Professor Mary Renfrew Co-ordinated system-wide change is urgently needed to radically improve maternity care in Northern Ireland, an...

Oct 15, 2024
Mulholland commends strength and resilience of rural women on International Day of Rural Women
Alliance North Antrim MLA Sian Mulholland, the constituency’s only female MLA, has called for greater recognition of the challenges rural...


Oct 15, 2024
Wrightbus apprentice joins panel to discuss opportunities for women in the bus and coach industry
Apprentice Hannah Currie A female apprentice from zero-emission bus manufacturer Wrightbus shared her insights into the opportunities and...


Oct 8, 2024
Finance Committee call for Baby Loss Certificates to be recognised in law
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Finance Committee calling for Baby Loss Certificates to be recognised in law. (L to R): Gerry...

Oct 4, 2024
Alice K Beauty unveils luxurious new chapter on Church Street
Alice K Beauty - the new home, the new name - Church Street, Ballymena. Ballymena’s much-loved Alice’s Beauty Clinic has relocated! Over...

Oct 4, 2024
Two women open up about their cancer diagnosis after attending lifesaving breast screening
Catherine Bell and Wendy Dalzell from Derry/ Londonderry have opened up about being diagnosed with breast cancer after attending...


Sep 19, 2024
Women with breast cancer detected by the charity together launch Breast Cancer Awareness campaign
Action Cancer Ambassadors who had their breast cancer detected by the charity’s breast screening service: Pat Simpson, Sharon McCrory,...


Sep 16, 2024
Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls launched
First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly at the launch of the Ending Violence Against Women and...

Aug 27, 2024
Northern Trust seeks planning permission for new £5.5m midwifery facility
The proposed new midwifery-led unit to the right of the main entrance to Antrim Area Hospital. A planning application has been lodged...


Jul 31, 2024
Northern Ireland mum opens up about her breastfeeding journey
Pictured (L-R) Jade, Joni and Bronagh from Belfast. Ahead of World Breastfeeding Week which starts tomorrow, Thursday 1 August, Bronagh...


Jun 30, 2024
Three-suite maternity unit planned at front of Antrim Hospital
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust board has been given an update on a proposed new £5.5m “alongside” midwifery-led unit at Antrim...


Jun 19, 2024
Cervical Screening Awareness Week – join the thousands of young women who go for screening
This Cervical Screening Awareness Week [17–23 June], the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging young women to go for their screening, as...


May 16, 2024
Queen’s academics recruiting NI parents for new pregnancy loss research to improve care and support
A new research project called the PRESENT Study (PREgnancy loss, Self-compassion aNd Trauma), led by Queen’s University Belfast, will...


Apr 12, 2024
Northern Trust maternity review – Twins among seven babies born before arrival at hospital
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust has published a sixth-month review following amalgamation of maternity services at Antrim Area...
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