In November, members of the Pregnancy Loss Research Group attended and presented posters at the Association of Early Pregnancy Units (AEPU) Annual Scientific Meeting in the UK. Professor Keelin O’Donoghue, Dr Deirdre Hayes Ryan, Dr Laura Linehan and Dr David Synnott shared recent work from the Group on recurrent miscarriage, infertility, ectopic pregnancy and biochemistry and molecular science / molar pregnancy.
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Members of the PLRG share work on ectopic pregnancy, recurrent miscarriage and molar pregnancy at AEPU 2023
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Paper on experiences of fatal fetal anomaly led by Dr Peter Jackson wins HSE Open Access Research Award
15 Dec 2023A paper led by Dr Peter Jackson has won the Health Service Executive (HSE) Open Access Research Award in the Acute Care and Hospitals category. Titled ‘Fatal fetal anomaly: Experiences of women and their partners’, this paper explores the care experiences of parents whose pregnancy was diagnosed with a fatal fetal anomaly following the legalisation of termination of pregnancy in 2019 in Ireland. Congratulations to Peter, and his supervisors – Dr Stacey Power-Walsh, Dr Rebecca Dennehy and Professor Keelin O'Donoghue – on this award!
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PLACES Team presents findings on workplace experiences of pregnancy loss to members of the Oireachtas
30 Nov 2023On 28 November, Professor Keelin O’Donoghue, Ruadh Kelly-Harrington, Marita Hennessy PhD and Professor Mary Donnelly (School of Law) briefed members of the Oireachtas on the findings of the PLACES Project on behalf of the research team.
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Cork City Council approves motion on enhancing miscarriage care and services during Baby Loss Awareness Week
24 Nov 2023At an ordinary meeting of Cork City Council, held on 09 October – the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week 2023, members considered and approved a motion calling on Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to improve and standardise miscarriage care and services nationally.
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PLRG participate in Hospice Friendly Hospitals Maternity & Perinatal Loss Network Meeting 2023
12 Nov 2023Members of the PLRG attended the Hospice Friendly Hospitals Maternity & Perinatal Loss Network Meeting 2023 on Wednesday 08 November in Dublin – the first meeting held since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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PLRG research presented at ‘After the Review: What Next for Irish Abortion Services?’ conference at TCD
07 Nov 2023Members of the Pregnancy Loss Research Group shared research on various aspects of termination of pregnancy at a one-day conference hosted by the ReproCit Project titled ‘After the Review: What Next for Irish Abortion Services?’. Research presented included healthcare professionals’ knowledge and clinical practice, fetal anomaly diagnosis and termination of pregnancy, women and men’s experiences of pregnancy with fetal anomaly, and a review of the first three years of inpatient service.
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Perinatal Pathology Team highly commended at 2023 Health Service Excellence Awards
19 Oct 2023The Perinatal Pathology Team at Cork University Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital were highly commended for their project titled “Development of a Novel Specialist Perinatal Medical Scientist Programme” under the Innovation in Service Delivery Category at the 2023 Health Services Excellence Awards. The Team travelled to Dublin on 05 October to present their project at the selection event in Dr Steeven’s Hospital.
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Why don’t we talk about pregnancy loss? Call to action from the PLRG during Baby Loss Awareness Week
12 Oct 2023This Baby Loss Awareness Week, the Pregnancy Loss Research Group has launched a ‘Call to Action’ to increase awareness and action around pregnancy loss. Titled ‘Why don’t we talk about pregnancy loss?’, the document outlines key statistics around the incidence of pregnancy loss in Ireland.
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Members of the PLRG attend and present at ISPID 2023 in Florence
09 Oct 2023Members of the Pregnancy Loss Research Group presented a range of work from the Group at the 2023 ISPID International Conference held in Florence from 05-08 October.
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Dr Brendan Fitzgerald presents work on second trimester miscarriage at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Paediatric Pathology Society in Madrid
07 Oct 2023Dr Brendan Fitzgerald, Consultant Perinatal Pathologist at Cork University Hospital, presented two papers on second trimester miscarriage at the recent Annual Meeting of the Paediatric Pathology Society. This work forms part of the perinatal pathology strand of research at the Pregnancy Loss Research Group.
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