• Prediction of cesarean delivery in the term nulliparous woman: results from the prospective, multicenter Genesis study 

  Burke, Naomi; Burke, Gerard; Breathnach, Fionnuala; McAuliffe, Fionnuala; Morrison, John J.; Turner, Michael; Dornan, Samina; Higgins, John R.; Cotter, Amanda; Geary, Michael; McParland, Peter; Daly, Sean; Cody, Fiona; Dicker, Pat; Tully, Elizabeth; Malone, Fergal D. (Elsevier Ltd, 2017-02-16)

  Background: In contemporary practice many nulliparous women require intervention during childbirth such as operative vaginal delivery or cesarean delivery (CD). Despite the knowledge that the increasing rate of CD is ...
• Women's experience of maternal morbidity: A qualitative analysis 

  Meaney, Sarah; Lutomski, Jennifer E.; O'Connor, L.; O'Donoghue, Keelin; Greene, R. A. (BioMed Central, 2016-07-25)

  Background: Maternal morbidity refers to pregnancy-related complications, ranging in severity from acute to chronic. In Ireland one in 210 maternities will experience a severe morbidity. Yet, how women internalize their ...
• Perinatal outcomes of reduced fetal movements: A cohort study 

  McCarthy, Claire M.; Meaney, Sarah; O'Donoghue, Keelin (BioMed Central, 2016-07-19)

  Background: The perception of reduced fetal movement (RFM) is an important marker of fetal wellbeing and is associated with poor perinatal outcome (such as intra-uterine death). Methods: We conducted a prospective study ...
• What is to blame for postnatal pelvic floor dysfunction in primiparous women — Pre-pregnancy or intrapartum risk factors? 

  Durnea, Constantin M.; Khashan, Ali S.; Kenny, Louise C.; Durnea, Uliana A.; Dornan, James C.; O'Sullivan, Suzanne M.; O'Reilly, Barry A. (Elsevier, 2017-04-23)

  Background: The aetiology of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) is still poorly understood. However childbearing is recognized as a major risk factor. Objectives: To elucidate the natural history of PFD by investigating the ...
• Worldwide prevalence of tocophobia in pregnant women: systematic review and meta-analysis 

  O'Connell, Maeve A.; Leahy-Warren, Patricia; Khashan, Ali S.; Kenny, Louise C.; O'Neill, Sinéad M. (Wiley, 2017-03-30)

  Introduction: Tocophobia is defined as a severe fear of pregnancy and childbirth. There is increasing evidence that tocophobia may have short-term and long-term adverse effects on mother and baby. We performed a systematic ...

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