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Bump to Mind – Perinatal Mental Health
Trigger Warning: This story does contain mention of miscarriage and baby loss. Kings College London have released shocking new figures that one in four women suffer from mental health during their pregnancy. 11% of women had depression, 15% have anxiety, 2% have eating disorders, 2% have obsessive-compulsive disorder and just under 1% have PTSD. Another […]
Bump to Mind – Perinatal Mental Health Video
Trigger Warning: This video does contain discussion on miscarriage. Suffering from Mental Health can be scary, tiring and unbearable. But imagine what it is like when you’re heavily pregnant. In this video, I explain about Perinatal Mental Health and speak to Melanie* who has had mental health problems since she was 14. Join the […]
Bump to Mind – Interview with Melanie*
Trigger Warning: This interview does contain discussion on miscarriage. This interview is being read by an actor because of anonymity. Melanie* is nearly eight months pregnant. She has suffered with her Mental Health since she was 14. I have spoken to her about how her pregnancy has affected her mental health. Join the conversation on […]
Pro-Choice vs Pro-Life: Discussing Sanctity of Life and person-hood
Precious life is the largest Pro-Life organisation in Northern Ireland campaigning against abortion. Alliance for choice on the other hand is a Pro-Choice organisation controversially campaigning for abortion rights. Speaking on the topic of life and person-hood, Bernadette Smyth, the founder of Precious Life and Emma Gallen, volunteer for Alliance For Choice explain their […]
Both Lives Matter co-founder Dawn McAvoy speaks about the abortion debate in Northern Ireland
Both Lives Matter is a pro-life advocacy organisation in Northern Ireland which claims to seek to re-frame the abortion debate in Northern Ireland and beyond. The organization was established in 2017 and co-founded by Dawn McAvoy. In this interview Dawn explains why and how Both Lives Matter was formed. She also touches on the type of […]
Abortion in Northern Ireland: Implications and influences behind the law
In England, and most recently the Republic of Ireland, abortion is offered as a routine part of NHS healthcare. In Northern Ireland however, procuring or performing an abortion remains illegal in almost all cases unless a woman’s life is at risk. Fatal foetal abnormalities, rape and incest are not circumstances in which abortions can be […]
Early Menopause | HRT – What’s the Reality?
There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding HRT since a 2002 report linked the treatment with a heightened risk of breast cancer. A lot of women are prescribed the treatment and are wary of it, some even coming off it completely. The BBC documentary, The Truth About The Menopause detailed concerns about the treatment and spoke to […]
How one woman turned her struggle with premature menopause into a support network for women like her
Clare Shepherd shares how a premature menopause in her 30s and an endometriosis diagnosis left her determined to help and support women going through what she did. Clare Shepherd was just 32 years old when she went through a premature menopause. During her seven-year struggle until she finally got a diagnosis, Clare was also told she had severe endometriosis, leading to a full hysterectomy at age 39. According to […]
Bournemouth public express opinions on new vaping report
The All- Party Parliamentary group for Vaping released a report stating that “new policies should be introduced to make vaping more acceptable”, supporting the campaign that vaping should be permitted in the workplace. Based on this report, the Bournemouth public provided their opinions to the following questions: “Do you think that vaping is as anti-social […]