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 info@alittlelifetime.ie AnamCara www.anamcara.ie 01 4045378085 2888 888i nfo@anamcara.ie Féileacáin – www.feileacain.ie 085 2496464 info@feileacain.ie Miscarriage Association of Ireland www.miscarriage.ie info@miscarriage.ie Leanbh Mo Chroi www.lmcsupport.ie 086 3745474 leanbhmochroi@gmail.com Nurture Health nurturehealth.ie 085 8619585 info@nurturehealth.ie

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.

Maria Walsh, from the Rotunda Community Midwifery Team, explains what jaundice is, what to look out for and how the midwives in the community help mums and their newborn babies with this condition.

Louise McSharry sits down with Real Mum Addi Wood and consultant obstetrician and gynecologist Professor Fionnuala Breathnach to talk about the complications that can arise during pregnancy.

In episode 3 Louise talks to three people with different perspectives on hospital life. Rosemary Murphy, mother of ten who says every pregnancy is different, Dr Niamh Murphy, who speaks in a personal and professional capacity as an Obstetrician and a Mum, and Dr Mike Boyle, a neonatologist who looks after the most vulnerable babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. “Real Talk with Real Mums” is an expert advised and mum approved 10 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.

In episode 2 Louise talks to Alwyn Lyes, our Real Mum this episode about her pregnancy experience, and Jo Woods, a midwife in The Rotunda Hospital, about the pregnancy journey in the hospital, from your first visit, to your due date. “Real Talk with Real Mums” is an expert advised and mum approved 10 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.

“Real Talk with Real Mums” is an expert advised and mum approved 10 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. In episode 1 we discuss diet in pregnancy with Sinead Curran, the Dietician Manager in the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and Suzie Lewis, who is the proud mum of son Harry and almost 38 weeks pregnant with her second baby. '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.