• Parents and clinicians: partners in perinatal bereavement research –experiences from the International Stillbirth Alliance Conference 2017 

  Rice, Rachel; Nuzum, Daniel; O’Connell, Orla; O’Donoghue, Keelin (Springer Nature Publishing AG, 2019)

  In recent years, there has been a global call to reduce the numbers of preventable stillbirths and increase public awareness about the incidence and impact of pregnancy loss. The lived experiences of bereaved parents have ...
• Exploring obstetricians’, midwives’ and general practitioners’ approach to weight management in pregnant women with a BMI ≥25 kg/m 2 : a qualitative study 

  Flannery, Caragh; McHugh, Sheena M.; Kenny, Louise C.; O’Riordan, Mairead N.; McAuliffe, Fionnuala M.; Bradley, Colin P.; Kearney, Patricia M.; Byrne, Molly (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)

  Objective: The aim of this study was to explore healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) beliefs and attitudes towards weight management for pregnant women with a body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m2. Design: Qualitative study. Setting: ...
• Exploring the concept of functional vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy: impact of the interaction between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone on perinatal outcomes 

  Hemmingway, Andrea; Kenny, Louise C.; Malvisi, Lucio; Kiely, Mairead E. (Oxford University Press, 2018)

  Background: Associations of vitamin D with perinatal outcomes are inconsistent and few studies have considered the wider calcium metabolic system. Objectives: We aimed to explore functional vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy ...
• A perspective on pre-eclampsia and neurodevelopmental outcomes in the offspring: does maternal inflammation play a role? 

  Maher, Gillian M.; McCarthy, Fergus P.; McCarthy, Cathal M.; Kenny, Louise C.; Kearney, Patricia M.; Khashan, Ali S.; O'Keeffe, Gerard W. (Elsevier Ltd., 2018-11-02)

  Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal death and maternal and perinatal morbidity. Whilst the clinical manifestations of pre-eclampsia often occur in late pregnancy, the molecular events leading into the onset of ...
• Relationships between maternal obesity and maternal and neonatal iron status 

  Flynn, Angela; Begum, Shahina; White, Sara; Dalrymple, Kathryn; Gill, Carolyn; Alwan, Nisreen; Kiely, Mairead E.; Latunde-Dada, Gladys; Bell, Ruth; Briley, Annette; Nelson, Scott; Oteng-Ntim, Eugene; Sandall, Jane; Sanders, Thomas; Whitworth, Melissa; Murray, Deirdre; Kenny, Louise C.; Poston, Lucilla; , on behalf of the SCOPE; UPBEAT Consortiums (MDPI, 2018)

  Obesity in pregnancy may negatively influence maternal and infant iron status. The aim of this study was to examine the association of obesity with inflammatory and iron status in both mother and infant in two prospective ...

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