• Intrapartum fetal death and doctors; A qualitative exploration 

  McNamara, Karen; Meaney, Sarah; O'Donoghue, Keelin (2018)

  Introduction: The death of an infant during a pregnancy is profoundly traumatic, both for the parents and the involved healthcare professionals. Most research focuses on the impact of antenatal stillbirth with very little ...
• Consent for routine neonatal procedures: A study of practices in Irish neonatal units. How do we compare with the gold standard BAPM guidelines? 

  Ryan, Mary Anne; Ryan, C. Anthony; Dempsey, Eugene M.; O'Connell, R. (Irish Medical Organisation, 2017-06)

  The Irish National Consent Policy (NCP)¹ proposes that the legal requirement for consent extends to all forms of interventions, investigations and treatment, carried out on or behalf of the Health Service Executive (HSE). ...
• Parental and clinician views of consent in neonatal research 

  O'Shea, Niamh; Doran, Kieran; Ryan, C. Anthony; Dempsey, Eugene M. (Irish Medical Organisation, 2018-03)

  Aim: To determine parental and clinician views of the informed consent process in neonatal research. Methods: A questionnaire-based study on the informed consent process. Two questionnaires were developed and distributed ...
• Prospective biomarkers in preterm preeclampsia: a review 

  McCarthy, Fergus P.; Ryan, Roisin M.; Chappell, Lucy C. (Elsevier, 2018-03-23)

  Preterm pre-eclampsia (prior to 37 weeks’ gestation) remains a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality particularly in low to middle income countries. Much research has focused on first and second trimester ...
• Placental Growth Factor: A review of literature and future applications 

  Hayes Ryan, Deirdre; McCarthy, Fergus P.; O'Donoghue, Keelin; Kenny, Louise C. (Elsevier, 2018-03-10)

  Placental growth factor is an angiogenic protein, highly expressed during pregnancy, which correlates well with placental function. In this review, we highlight the origin, structure and function of Placental Growth Factor ...

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