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128: Leaking Isn’t Normal: Pelvic Floor Health, Surgery & the Mesh Debate

Pelvic floor problems affect a huge number of women, yet many suffer in silence, unsure what’s normal and what isn’t. In this episode, we’re joined by Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and urogynaecology specialist Breffini Anglim O'Regan to br...
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127: When Birth Doesn’t Go to Plan: Understanding Postpartum Care

In this episode of The Baby Tribe, Afif and Anne tackle an important but often overlooked topic: what happens when things don’t go to plan after a baby i...
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126: I Thought I’d Be a Mother… Then Life Took a Different Turn


We all grow up with a version of how life is supposed to go. Meet someone, settle down, have kids. But what happens when that version doesn’t unfold t...
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BTS: Private Maternity Care Is Safer? Not So Fast…

A new large-scale study suggests that private obstetric-led maternity care leads to better outcomes for mothers and babies, with fewer deaths, fewer NICU admissio...
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125: Clare McKenna on Finding Your Version of Wellness (Without the Pressure)

Parenting is hard enough… so when did “wellness” become another thing to get right?


In this episode, we’re joined by Clare McKenna, host of Ali...
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124: Understanding Baby Sleep: Biology vs Sleep Training

“Sleeping like a baby” is one of the biggest myths in parenting.


In this episode, we strip back the noise around infant sleep and look at what ...
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Get to know the hosts!

Afif EL-Khuffash

Prof EL-Khuffash is a qualified International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. His two primary clinical and research areas of expertise are heart function in neonates and the promotion of breast feeding, and breast feeding support, to new mothers.

Anne Doherty

Dr Anne Doherty graduated from University College Dublin in 2002. She completed postgraduate Medical Membership Exams in 2005 (MRCPI) and subsequently pivoted to Anaesthesiology. Dr Doherty has worked as a Consultant Anaesthesiologist in the Rotunda Hospital and Mater University Hospital in Dublin.