An Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Pregnancy and Infant Loss has been established to drive meaningful action in improving services, supports and outcomes in Ireland. Bringing together members of the Oireachtas across political parties, priority areas for the Cross-Party Group include: (1) Ending preventable baby deaths, (2) Improving and standardising service provision / structures for early pregnancy loss and (3) Recognising and acknowledging pregnancy loss under 23 weeks.

This World Patient Safety Day, the Pregnancy Loss Research Group and Féileacáin are calling on bereaved parents, healthcare providers, health care leaders and decision-makers, politicians, educators and communities, to unite in action to prevent avoidable baby deaths.

A new information booklet on Ectopic Pregnancy is being launched this September. This resource was developed by the Pregnancy Loss Research Group and Ectopic Pregnancy Ireland, in close collaboration with National Women and Infants Health Programme (NWIHP), healthcare professionals in maternity services, and people with lived experience of ectopic pregnancy.

Dr Caroline Joyce was recently appointed Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University College Cork following a competitive process.

Professor Keelin O’Donoghue is one of five new Ordinary Councillors elected to the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) Council following a vote by Fellows of the College.

Dr Daniel Nuzum was awarded certification as a healthcare professional in perinatal excellence by the International Partnership for Perinatal Excellence (IPPE) in July 2025. 

Professor Keelin O’Donoghue, PLRG Researcher Anne-Marie Farrell and UCC PhD Student Varsha Shetty attended the 18^th Annual Health Services Research UK Conference at Newcastle University from 02 to 03 July 2025. 

Dr Daniel Nuzum was an invited keynote speaker at the recent International Partnership for Perinatal Excellence (IPPE) Summit for Perinatal Excellence held at Bloomington, Minnesota USA from 18 to 21 June. This meeting had 150 attendees from many parts of the world and focussed on a broad range of areas related to promoting excellence in perinatal bereavement care.

Members of the Pregnancy Loss Research Group attended and presented work from the SPRING project at the 29^th Annual Health Promotion Conference in Galway on 26 June. This year’s conference focused on ‘From Awareness to Action: Advancing Sexual Health Promotion’, with the new National Sexual Health Strategy 2025–2035 published by the Department of Health the previous day.

Yesterday Professor Keelin O’Donoghue and Marita Hennessy PhD participated in an Oireachtas briefing on pregnancy loss under 23 weeks, hosted by Senator Nicole Ryan. Joined by representatives from the Miscarriage Association of Ireland and Féileacáin, the session was titled “Policy change and service improvement for people who experience pregnancy loss: An ambition for the 34^th Dáil and 27^th Seanad”.