When women combine third-level studies with pregnancy and motherhood, it brings challenges, writes Ellie O’Byrne. The deferred college place came around when my son was only two months old. Planned or accidental, there’ll always be women combining pregnancy and motherhood with third-level studies. The second trimester of pregnancy combined well with her studies, but she says later pregnancy was a struggle. “There are 21,000 students, so there are definitely pregnant students, but there isn’t one clear point of access,” she says.

Source: Irish Examiner February 08, 2019 00:03 UTC