maternity & infant

Make sure to pick up the latest issue of maternity & infant - ON SALE NOW!

This issue is packed full of need-to-know information, with articles on everything from caring for premature babies and childproofing your home to secondary infertility, toddler behaviour issues, budgeting for baby and LOTS more! Oh, and that’s in addition to all the news, shopping, fashion, expert advice, mums’ tips and competitions!

Enjoy - and don’t forget to let us know what you think!

Voting is underway for the maternity & infant Awards 2008 - so click here to cast your vote!

The Awards are your chance to vote for your favourite products and services, as well as nominate those important to you in our all-new People Awards!

This year, we have 20 product categories for you to choose from, covering the full range of baby-related products and services, from maternity and kidswear to health products, equipment and lots more.

We have also added several People Awards honouring midwives, consultants, parent entrepreneurs and child heroes, among others - so if you have a story to tell, we want to hear it!

The Awards will take place on November 14^th, 2008 in The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. Hosted by RTE’s Sharon Ni Bheolain and attended by more than 300 people - including Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, a celebrity judging panel, our People Award nominees and all the key industry players - this promises to be an exciting event!

For a full list of Awards categories, click here.

Are you a fashionista in search of a great bargain? Do you want to do your bit for Concern and raise some much-needed funds? Why not do both at the same time!

This Sunday (August 24th), Save a Life in Ethiopia (S.A.L.E.) will take place in the Stillorgan Park Hotel. Similar to a sample sale, but with a wide variety of brands and sizes, ALL money raised will go to Concern.

Brands/stores who have donated include Liuzzi, Havana, Transpire, Alila, Buffalo, Costume, Dolls, St Tropez, Emma, Cherche Midi, Chica, Shabby Chic, Butterslip…and LOTS MORE! Better still, it has all been organised by maternity & infant editorial assistant Tara!

Hope to see you there!

Welcome to the all-new maternity & infant blog!

maternity & infant is Ireland’s leading parenting magazine - and we would like to thank all our readers for their support, enthusiasm and contributions!

In return, we are all-too aware that you want to be kept posted with the latest news, views, products and information - especially as it relates to you and your family. So the aim of this blog is to keep you bang up-to-date, so you miss nothing between issues of maternity & infant.

I’d love to hear all your comments, thoughts and suggestions, so feel free to get posting!

Emily Manning
Editor