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BMFMS Annual Conference 2025
18 May 2025
The British Maternity and Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS) Annual Conference 2025 was held at the ICC in Belfast on 08-09 May.
Members of the PLRG presented 10 posters at the event, with University College Cork Medical Student Grace Crowley winning a prize for her poster titled “Service evaluation of non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) in a large tertiary maternity hospital”. Professor Keelin O’Donoghue, Anne-Marie Farrell and Dr Tommy Harty attended on behalf of the PLRG.
PLRG Presentations at BMFMS 2025
| Title | Authors | Related Project / Research Area |
|---|---|---|
| A national survey on pregnancy loss under 24 weeks in the workplace: experiences and supports at work | Tommy Harty, Ruadh Kelly-Harrington, Marita Hennessy, Keelin O’Donoghue, Caroline Dalton-O’Connor, Maeve O’Sullivan, Mary Donnelly, Claire Murray, Daniel Nuzum, Sara Leitao | PLACES |
| Assessing accuracy of online information about reduced fetal movement: Google search analysis | Sarah Houlihan, Anne-Marie Farrell, Keelin O'Donoghue | Stillbirth |
| Characteristics of Serious Incident Management Team (SIMT) reviews in Irish maternity units | Emily O'Connor, Aenne Helps, Richard Greene, Keelin O'Donoghue, Sara Leitao | ACHIEVE |
| Comparison of maternal & fetal characteristics, risk factors & causes of singleton stillbirths in Ireland by gestation | Anne-Marie Farrell, Keelin O'Donoghue, Eilis O'Reilly, Paul Corcoran | Stillbirth |
| Maternity staff opinions on perinatal death reviews: focusing on parent involvement and changes to the system | Emily O’Connor, Aenne Helps, Richard Greene, Keelin O’Donoghue, Sara Leitao | ACHIEVE |
| Perinatal mortality in women in minority ethnic groups in Ireland (2011-2021) | Laura Robinson, Sara Leitao, Keelin O'Donoghue | Stillbirth |
| Pregnancy After Second Trimester Loss – assessing current practice: a survey of healthcare professionals in the UK and Ireland (PASTeL-3 study) | Andrea Woolner, Laura Linehan, Keelin O’Donoghue, Rosinder Kaur, Alexander Heazell | Second Trimester Miscarriage |
| Pregnancy loss: Representation in high-impact top-ranked journals | Lucy Bolger, Sara Leitao, Keelin O'Donoghue | |
| Service evaluation of non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) in a large tertiary maternity hospital | Grace Crowley, Fidelma Harrington, Keelin O'Donoghue | Fetal Medicine |
| The experiences of antenatal care during DCDA twin pregnancies in the Irish maternity services | Caroline O'Connor, Sara Leitao, Keelin O'Donoghue | MILESTONE |
