No mum left behind: Why so many mothers rely on online parenting groups for support and community
Online peer groups provide new mothers with invaluable support and advice on everything from managing the laundry pile to navigating career changes
Sasha Hamrogue wanted to set up a judgement-free zone for Irish mothers. Photo: Steve Humphreys
Sasha Hamrogue
Most parents would admit to having no clue what they were doing when they first had their children, but I felt particularly out of my depth given that my mother had died eight months before I got pregnant with our first child in 2016.
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