• Communication skills in Obstetrics: what can we learn from bereaved parents? 

  Nuzum, Daniel; Meaney, Sarah; O'Donoghue, Keelin (Irish Medical Association, 2017-02)

  Communicating bad news in obstetrics is challenging. This study explores the impact of how bad news was communicated to parents following a diagnosis of stillbirth. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 12 ...
• The impact of stillbirth on bereaved parents: A qualitative study 

  Nuzum, Daniel; Meaney, Sarah; O'Donoghue, Keelin (Public Library of Science, 2018)

  Purpose: To explore the lived experiences and personal impact of stillbirth on bereaved parents. Methods: Semi-structured in-depth interviews analysed by Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) on a purposive sample ...
• What women want: exploring pregnant women's preferences for alternative models of maternity care 

  Fawsitt, Christopher G.; Bourke, Jane; Lutomski, Jennifer E.; Meaney, Sarah; McElroy, Brendan; Murphy, Rosemary; Greene, Richard A. (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2017)

  Depending on obstetric risk, maternity care may be provided in one of two locations at hospital level: a consultant-led unit (CLU) or a midwifery-led unit (MLU). Care in a MLU is sparsely provided in Ireland, comprising ...
• What do women want? Valuing women’s preferences and estimating demand for alternative models of maternity care using a discrete choice experiment 

  Fawsitt, Christopher G.; Bourke, Jane; Greene, Richard A.; McElroy, Brendan; Krucien, Nicolas; Murphy, Rosemary; Lutomski, Jennifer E. (Elsevier Ireland Ltd., 2017-09-23)

  In many countries, there has been a considerable shift towards providing a more woman-centred maternity service, which affords greater consumer choice. Maternity service provision in Ireland is set to follow this trend ...
• A cost-benefit analysis of two alternative models of maternity care in Ireland 

  Fawsitt, Christopher G.; Bourke, Jane; Murphy, Aileen; McElroy, Brendan; Lutomski, Jennifer E.; Murphy, Rosemary; Greene, Richard A. (Springer International Publishing; Adis, 2017-08-21)

  Background: The Irish government has committed to expand midwifery-led care alongside consultant-led care nationally, although very little is known about the potential net benefits of this reconfiguration. Objectives: To ...

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