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Posts by Prof. Afif EL-Khuffash

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We all assume we’ll have children… until life doesn’t go that way.

This week on Baby Tribe, we sat down with Aideen McQueen for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had.

From always imagining herself as a mother…
to facing the reality that it might not happen…

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We all assume we’ll have children… until life doesn’t go that way.

This week on Baby Tribe, we sat down with Aideen McQueen for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had.

From always imagining herself as a mother…
to facing the reality that it might not happen…

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Everyone’s talking about wellness… but no one’s admitting this:

Sometimes it just makes you feel worse. In this upcoming episode of thew Baby Tribe Podcast, we sat down with Clare McKenna to talk about how “being healthy” has quietly become another pressure for parents.

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Everyone’s talking about wellness… but no one’s admitting this:

Sometimes it just makes you feel worse. In this upcoming episode of thew Baby Tribe Podcast, we sat down with Clare McKenna to talk about how “being healthy” has quietly become another pressure for parents.

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👉 Your baby isn’t broken.

In this upcomiong episode of the Baby Tribe, we break down:

What normal baby sleep actually looks like
Why night waking is biologically expected
What sleep training really does (and doesn’t do)
And why the industry has quietly rebranded itself

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“Why won’t my baby sleep?”

🎧 Available Tuesday on all platforms

Proudly sponsored by @happytummy.ie and @biogaiaireland

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How do you stay informed… without losing your mind?

We sat down with Hilary McGann (@newsbyhil) to talk about motherhood, information overload, and how parenthood changes the way you see the world.

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Becoming a parent changes how you see everything.

The world feels louder. Heavier. More personal.

In this episode, Hilary McGann from @newsbyhil shares her journey through a complicated pregnancy, fear, and what it’s like raising a child while making sense of a chaotic world.

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Every parent wants a confident child, but maybe the goal isn’t to raise fearless kids. In the latest episode of Baby Tribe out Tuesday, we sit down with Dr David Coleman, clinical psychologist and author of Fear Less, to unpack childhood anxiety.

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Every parent wants a confident child, but maybe the goal isn’t to raise fearless kids. In the latest episode of Baby Tribe out Tuesday, we sit down with Dr David Coleman, clinical psychologist and author of Fear Less, to unpack childhood anxiety.

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This week on The Baby Tribe Podcast, we share an extraordinary story.

Emma McGuinness was pregnant when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Her baby was born at 36 weeks and spent his first days in NICU. Three weeks later, Emma began chemotherapy.

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This week on The Baby Tribe Podcast, we share an extraordinary story.

Emma McGuinness was pregnant when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Her baby was born at 36 weeks and spent his first days in NICU. Three weeks later, Emma began chemotherapy.

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When parents hear the word NICU, it can feel frightening. But the truth is that many babies who spend time there aren’t critically ill. Most are simply adjusting to life outside the womb. In this episode of Baby Tribe, we break down the most common reasons babies are admitted to NICU.

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When parents hear the word NICU, it can feel frightening. But the truth is that many babies who spend time there aren’t critically ill. Most are simply adjusting to life outside the womb. In this episode of Baby Tribe, we break down the most common reasons babies are admitted to NICU.

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Motherhood, Memory and Why We’re Putting It on Gallery Walls

We’re exhibiting Motherhood at Copper House Gallery, Dublin 8, March 12–14. I’ve written a short piece on Substack about the exhibition, how it came together, and what the work explores. If you’d like a bit more context before the show opens, you can read it now.

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Epidurals and the Myth of the Intervention Cascade with Professor Rachel Kearns

Epidurals are often blamed for triggering a cascade of interventions, harming babies, and interfering with breastfeeding. But what does the actual evidence say?

OUT NOW!

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Epidurals and the Myth of the Intervention Cascade with Professor Rachel Kearns

Epidurals are often blamed for triggering a cascade of interventions, harming babies, and interfering with breastfeeding. But what does the actual evidence say?

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We were genuinely honoured to have Doireann Garrihy join us this Tuesday on the Baby Tribe! 

In this episode, she speaks openly for the first time about her pregnancy, induction, C-section, and those raw early weeks of becoming Rosie’s mum.

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We were genuinely honoured to have Doireann Garrihy join us this Tuesday on the Baby Tribe! 

In this episode, she speaks openly for the first time about her pregnancy, induction, C-section, and those raw early weeks of becoming Rosie’s mum.

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Baby Tribe Episode 117 is out now.

Sophia Wren joins us for a chat that starts with travel systems and ends up somewhere much deeper. We talk young motherhood, postpartum depression, intrusive thoughts, birth trauma and how comedy can be both coping mechanism and lifeline.

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Baby Tribe Episode 117 is comiong out Tuesday!

Sophia Wren joins us for a chat that starts with travel systems and ends up somewhere much deeper. We talk young motherhood, postpartum depression, intrusive thoughts, birth trauma and how comedy can be both coping mechanism and lifeline.

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This week we’re joined by Sara Stokes, founder of SKN to SKN, to break down hormonal skin changes, what ingredients to be cautious with in pregnancy (without the panic), and a simple 3-step routine that’s realistic when you’ve got about five minutes.


Proudly sponsored by: @happytummy.ie

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This week on Baby Tribe we’re joined by Sara Stokes, founder of SKN to SKN, to break down hormonal skin changes, what ingredients to be cautious with in pregnancy, and a simple 3-step routine that’s realistic when you’ve got about five minutes.

Out Tuesday February 10th, on all platforms.

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Formula recall headlines are enough to make any parent panic. So we slowed things down and talked through what actually matters: what the recall means, why it happened & what parents should do. We also tackle switching formula brands, & the big question we’re asked all the time: is formula harmful?

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Home Birth: Choice, Safety, and What Informed Consent Needs

The Baby Tribe is back after a short break, and we’re starting the new season with an honest conversation about home birth and free birth. 
          

#babytribepodcast #homebirth #parenting

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Patent ductus arteriosus status and treatment response alters myocardial adaptation in preterm infants | Cardiology in the Young | Cambridge Core Patent ductus arteriosus status and treatment response alters myocardial adaptation in preterm infants

We keep arguing about whether to treat PDA.

Our data suggest the better question might be what is the heart doing while we wait?

New paper using serial echo shows persistent myocardial adaptation in preterm infants with PDA treatment failure.

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Home Birth: Choice, Safety, and What Informed Consent Needs

The Baby Tribe is back after a short break, and we’re starting the new season with an honest conversation about home birth and free birth. 

🎧 New episode out on Tuesday where ever you get your podcast.

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Genuinely baffled that any academic or neonatologist still posts on X. A platform failing to stop the sexualisation of women and minors has no place in professional medicine. If your job is protecting babies, maybe don’t do it there. This isn’t neutral. It’s a choice.

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Genuinely baffled that any academic or neonatologist still posts on X. A platform failing to stop the sexualisation of women and minors has no place in professional medicine. If your job is protecting babies, maybe don’t do it there. This isn’t neutral. It’s a choice.

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Irish Maternity Care 2014 to 2024 Fewer babies, more caesareans, older mothers, and what all this actually means for parents

The IMIS report shows a decade of big changes in Irish maternity care, but the core message is steady: outcomes for mums and babies remain strong, even as the system strains. Lots of noise in the headlines, far more nuance in the data.

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