PLRG in the Media
News articles in relation to pregnancy loss and bereavement and published works:
- March 2022: Researchers on path to help reduce numbers of miscarriages
- March 2022: Couple's joy at forming a family despite nine miscarriages
- February 2022: One of Ireland’s foremost pregnancy loss clinicians, Professor Keelin O’Donoghue on coping with multiple miscarriages
- February 2022: Irish-found link between Covid-19 and stillbirth confirmed by major study
- January 2022: Five stillbirths, two newborn deaths conclusively linked to Delta variant in unvaccinated mothers
- October 2021: Stillbirth raises risks of c-sections in future
- June 2021: Miscarriage in Ireland: "I am so sorry, but your baby has no heartbeat"
- April 2021. Vaccine priority for pregnant women welcomed by health professionals
- April 2021: There is still this veil of secrecy that surrounds miscarriage
- April 2021: Sile Seoige's heartache to brave recovery: Engagement to fiance Damien, son Cathal and miscarriage pain
- April 2021: Síle Seoige talks openly about miscarriage in new documentary
- April 2021: Síle Seoige: Deireadh Tochta – TG4 documentary
- March 2021: Covid Placentitis: what we know about the condition that may have caused four stillbirths in Ireland
- March 2021: Call for pregnant women to be moved up vaccine list amid new Covid-19 concerns
- March 2021: Cork obstetrician says pregnancy complications linked to Covid-19 are 'very uncommon'
- November 2020: Men and women approach pregnancy after baby loss differently, UCC study finds
- November 2020: Miscarriage 'stigmatising topic' with people unsure of where to get help
- October 2020: Julia is always in our hearts; CUMH holds its annual remembrance service
- October 2020: Sharing the pain - reaching out to people after pregnancy loss
- September 2020: Cork researchers working with global partners to look at how Covid-19 pandemic has impacted maternity care
- September 2020: Impact of COVID on bereaved parents studied
- March 2020: New miscarriage information website launches in Cork
- March 2020: Website launched to assist those affected by early miscarriage
- October 2019: Meet the team behind INFANT, the Cork-based centre helping mums and their babies
- Oct 2019: Implementing Ireland’s National Perinatal Bereavement Standards – Hear Dr. Keelin O’Donoghue at ISA2019 Madrid
- Oct 2019: High levels of burnout at CUMH Delivery wards
- Sept 2019: Maternity services under the spotlight
- July 2019: Doctors left high and dry after repeal of Eighth Amendment
- May 2019: Concern for women without private health insurance who suffer miscarriage
- April 2019: New website to support families grieving loss of a baby
- March 2019: INFANT PI leads National Bereavement Standards in Maternity Services
- March 2019: RTE News: Nothing prepares you for the loss of a baby
- March 2019: RED FM News: A journey in pregnancy loss as National Bereavement Forum takes place in Cork at the weekend
- January 2019: Improved privacy for patients at Cork University Maternity Hospital
- January 2019: Time to break the silence around pregnancy loss
- November 2018: SPECIAL REPORT: Raising Awareness About Stillbirth, Two Cork Mothers Speak Out
- March 2018: Obesity and smoking link to infant death, study shows
- Novermber 2017: Only seven out of 19 Irish maternity units offer ultrasound scans to all
- September 2017: 'Less than half Irish parents can identify risk factors associated with stillbirth' - survey
- September 2017: Education campaign urged on stillbirths
- January 2016: Cork Hospital Chaplain is one of UCC Researchers to contribute to Lancet ‘Ending Preventable Stillbirths’ Series
- January 2016: Ireland’s stillbirth rates rank ahead of Britain’s
- January 2016: Stillbirths devastate parents’ confidence as mothers struggle to differentiate between living and dead children
- July 2014: Support essential to cope with stillbirth
- August 2014: Hospital chaplains' inner struggle
- May 2014: National Clinical Guidelines on Fetal Growth Restriction published
- March 2014: Study highlights lack of training for doctors in supporting parents after stillbirth
- November 2013: Parents of stillborns often fear autopsy, research finds
- May 2013: How to write an abstract that will be accepted
- October 2012: Cork Hospital Chaplain Receives Award At International Conference
- August 2012: National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Qualitative Research Projects
- May 2011: Having a Baby Makes Mom's Body Turn on Itself
- July 2010: New clinic for early pregnancy problems