Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Anu Research Centre

The Anu Research Centre is a world-class research centre focusing on the mother and the unborn baby and specialising in the molecular basis of human reproduction, perinatal clinical trials and epidemiology and innovation in gynaecological surgery.

The dedicated Research Centre, with in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, strengthens its commitment to maternity and neonatal healthcare and is central to its aims and philosophy.  The Research Centre, which is accommodated on the top floor of the Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) is the first purpose-built, integrated research and clinical centre in Human Reproduction in Ireland and brings together expert academic and clinical staff.

The Anu Research Centre comprises:

• Centre for Human Molecular Reproduction - bringing together research in molecular biology and human reproduction
• National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre - gathering national perinatal data, interpreting it and translating evidence into clinical guidelines to be distributed nationally
• Centre for Research and Innovation in Gynaecological Surgery - facilitated by audiovisual links installed between theatres, ultrasound and teaching rooms in the CUMH as well as simulation teaching