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Melissa Carton

Melissa Carton

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Doctor claims that women’s ‘fat vaginas’ are to blame for birth complications
Health

Doctor claims that women’s ‘fat vaginas’ are to blame for birth complications

Excuse me? A doctor recently made a very controversial statement by claiming that women’s ‘fat vaginas’ are to blame for a higher rate of intervention during birth. Dr Marco Gaudoin told listeners of the BBC radio show Mornings, women are having difficulty giving birth because they have ‘increased fat tissue in the birth canal’ or ‘fat […]

Mum donates 500 oz of her breast milk after her newborn son passes away
Life

Mum donates 500 oz of her breast milk after her newborn son passes away

A touching tribute to her son. New mum Sierra Strangfeld went through every parent’s worse nightmare when she found out that her son had a condition that meant he would not survive for long after birth. Sierra was 20 weeks pregnant with her son Samuel when he was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, or Edwards’ Syndrome. The severe […]

Time for a road trip – The Belfast Christmas Market launches next week
Life

Time for a road trip – The Belfast Christmas Market launches next week

I love Christmas markets. Every year once November rolls around I have my eyes peeled for Christmas markets and fairs for those all-important festive vibes. Nothing gets me in the mood for the holidays quite like a glass of mulled wine and buying handmade gifts for loved ones. And if there’s a mince pie going, […]

Aldi have a new Friends range coming including cushions and mugs
Entertainment

Aldi have a new Friends range coming including cushions and mugs

We want it all, tbh. Between Jennifer Aniston finally joining Instagram and all of the reunion photos going around we’ve all been back on the Friends buzz in a really big way. Even though the 90s and early 2000s has come and gone and Friends has been off our screens for over a decade (I […]

Italy is the first country making climate change lessons compulsory
News

Italy is the first country making climate change lessons compulsory

Do you think Ireland should do the same? Italy is to become the first country to make climate change lessons compulsory for all schoolchildren. From the start of the next academic year, all state schools will dedicate almost one hour per week to climate change issues. The Italian education minister Lorenzo Fioramonti has said that […]