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.