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'Choose the contraception method that’s right for you'
Margaret Hawkins
With so many birth control options available, doing your research and choosing the method that best suits your needs is important, writes Margaret Hawkins.
13 November 2024 Health
Health: ‘It’s vital that women get perinatal help if they need it’
Specialist teams are in place in all maternity hospitals to help pregnant women and new mothers cope with mental health issues, writes Margaret Hawkins.
2 November 2024 Pigs
Dealing with empty days and missed opportunities
Louise Clarke, pig specialist at Teagasc, Ballyhaise, takes a look at empty days in sows and the cost involved.
Schmallenberg disease circulating in some dairy herds - Department
Farmers are advised to be vigilant for clinical signs, which include milk drop, diarrhoea, raised temperature and apparent pregnancy loss.
28 September 2024 News
Time for scanning in spring calving herds
Thoughts should be turning to scanning spring calving herds, giving plenty of time and more options for marketing empty cows.
10 September 2024 Management
Empty rates in cows on par with 2023 levels
Cows being under stress, poor-quality semen and improper administration were all given as possible reasons for the low sexed semen figures.
21 August 2024 News
Food: how to get enough iron in pregnancy
In this week’s Home Nurse, Nessa Robins focuses on recipes rich in iron for mums-to-be.
24 July 2024 Recipes
Health: healing after birth - why a physio check matters
Your body changes a lot during pregnancy, so it’s important to have a check-up with a chartered physiotherapist after birth to avoid problems like incontinence or prolapse, writes Margaret Hawkins.
10 July 2024 Health
Health: COVID-19 summer surge
COVID-19 cases are on the rise week-by-week. It’s important to safeguard ourselves as best we can during this wave, writes Margaret Hawkins.
3 July 2024 Health