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Would maternity care be better if men gave birth?

“If men gave birth, maternity hospitals would be palaces and we’d get three years off. And th...

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13.00 19 Dec 2025


Would maternity care be better if men gave birth?


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13.00 19 Dec 2025


“If men gave birth, maternity hospitals would be palaces and we’d get three years off. And there’d be an awful lot greater attention on maternal care.”

So says Aodhán O’Riordán, Labour TD and MEP, after welcoming his premature daughter into the world.

He joins Andrea to discuss…


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