Commissioned reports / guidelines authored

• Author; National Clinical Practice Guidance Document on Management of Pregnancy complicated by Fatal Fetal Anomaly: Termination of Pregnancy. Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2019
  https://rcpi-live-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IOG-TOPFA-PATHWAY-FINAL-180119.pdf
  
  
• Author; Pathway for Management of Fetal Anomalies/ Life-limiting Conditions diagnosed during Pregnancy. National Implementation Group, HSE Standards for Bereavement Care following Pregnancy Loss or Perinatal Death, 2019
  
  
• Senior Author, National Clinical Practice Guideline on Fetal Growth Restriction – Recognition, Diagnosis and Management, National Clinical Care Programme in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Health Service Executive and Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2014
  http://www.rcpi.ie/content/docs/000001/1902_5_media.pdf?1402043878
  
  
• Author, The Impact of Stillbirth
  Invited Commentary. Perinatal Mortality in Ireland Annual Report 2013. Cork: National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, 2014
  https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/nationalperinatalepidemiologycentre/NPECMortality2013011215FINALWebReady.pdf
  
  
• Author, National Clinical Practice Guideline on Investigation and Management of Late Fetal Intrauterine Death and Stillbirth, National Clinical Care Programme in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Health Service Executive and Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2012 http://www.rcpi.ie/content/docs/000001/668_5_media.pdf
  
  
• Informing families of their child’s disability. Best Practice Guidelines: The Cork Pilot Implementation Project, 2010
  Recipient of Taoiseach's Public Service Excellence Award 2010
  http://www.fedvol.ie/_fileupload/Publications/Report%20of%20the%20Cork%20Pilot%20Project.pdf 

HSE National Standards for Bereavement Care Following Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Death

The National Standards, launched in August 2016, defined the care parents and families should receive following a pregnancy loss or perinatal death in Irish maternity hospitals.  The National Implementation Group finalised it's two year programme of work in March 2019 within the National Women and Infants Health Programme.  This Group, led by Dr Keelin O’Donoghue and Ms Riona Cotter, consisted of a 14-member team of professionals from different healthcare backgrounds with expertise in perinatal bereavement care.

The National Implementation Group worked in collaboration with management teams and healthcare professionals from all 19 maternity hospitals in Ireland, as well as parent support groups / bereavement charities and parent representatives to ensure that all families who experience pregnancy loss or perinatal death will receive consistent compassionate care. The development of a National website, which will be used as a resource by bereaved parents and healthcare professionals alike, is the culmination of the two years’ work. The website “PREGNANCY ANDINFANT LOSS.IE” is expected to go live on …

View copies of the HSE National Standards for Bereavement Care following Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Death.

https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/maternity/bereavement-care/

https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/acute-hospitals-division/woman-infants/bereavement-care/

Other work by Dr Keelin O'Donoghue

• Member, SSWHG Local Governance Information Group, 2017-
• Member, Miscarriage Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Committee, CUMH, 2008-
• Member, National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre Perinatal Mortality Committee, 2014-
• Member, Speciality Training Committee, RCPI, 2014-
• National Implementation Lead, National Standards for Bereavement Care following Pregnancy loss and Perinatal Death, 2017-
• Member, Clinical Advisory Group, National Women and Infants Health Programme, 2017-
• Chair, Fetal Medicine Clinical Advisory Group, Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Ireland, RCPI, 2019-