• An exploration of miscarriage in the Republic of Ireland: incidence, management, risk factors, interventions, and populations’ knowledge 

  San Lázaro Campillo, Indra Judit (University College Cork, 2019-08)

  Background: Miscarriage is one of the most common complications in early pregnancy. It is estimated that approximately one out of five women will have a miscarriage throughout their reproductive lives. Despite the high ...
• Does membrane sweep work? Assessing obstetric outcomes and patient perception of cervical membrane sweeping at term in an Irish obstetric population: a prospective multi-centre cohort study 

  Ugezu, C. H.; Corcoran, Paul; Dunn E. A.; Burke C. (Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020-02-05)

  Background: Cervical membrane sweep is a mechanical method of cervical ripening at term gestation with the aim of avoiding prolonged pregnancy and reducing the need for labour induction for this indication. There is no ...
• The impact of intrapartum fetal death and other serious adverse perinatal events on healthcare professionals and the maternity services 

  McNamara, Karen (University College Cork, 2019)

  Obstetrics and midwifery are high risk specialties. Sometimes and even despite the provision of the best medical care possible, serious adverse events do occur. While patients and service users of the Irish maternity ...
• High-flow nasal cannulae, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and retinopathy of prematurity 

  Healy, L. I.; Corcoran, Paul; Murphy, B. P. (Irish Medical Organisation, 2019-09)

  Aims: To determine if HFNC use was associated with changes in incidence of BPD and ROP. Methods: This retrospective study examined premature infants (<30 weeks GA or <1500g) in a tertiary neonatal unit from 2010-2016. ...
• The association between caesarean section and cognitive ability in childhood 

  Hanrahan, Michael; McCarthy, Fergus P.; O'Keeffe, Gerard W.; Khashan, Ali S. (Springer, 2019-10-22)

  Purpose: Global rates of caesarean section (CS) rates have increased rapidly in recent years. This is a growing public health concern as it has been proposed that CS may impact cognitive outcomes in childhood. However, the ...

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