International Week of Deaf People 2025 & #IrishSignLanguage Awareness Week are taking place from 22–28 September 2025 We have lots to do in this area, sharing our Recurrent Miscarriage ISL video as a start: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWY5... #IWDP25 #IDSL2025 @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

Dr Deirdre Hayes-Ryan will present two posters at the upcoming 2025 @bsacp.org.uk Conference in London - do say hello if you're there! Read more about our research here: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... #BSACP2025 @cosrh.org @bpas.bsky.social @msichoicesuk.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

🆕 Resource: #PLRG_Bingo ⚠️ We hear these myths about pregnancy loss every day, through our research, clinical & advocacy work 💡 We have created #PLRG_Bingo to shine a spotlight on these myths & to present evidence as to why they are inaccurate 🔗 Access the full resource: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

Loss of a baby ‘rarely discussed’ and Ireland lags behind other countries in prevention, obstetrician warns www.independent.ie/irish-news/l... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @oireachtasnews.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie

Together with Féileacáin & the Miscarriage Association of Ireland we are hosting a drop-in information session for Oireachtas members to learn more about key research, strategies & priorities from 10:00-16:30 in The Trinity Suite, Buswell’s Hotel in Dublin today @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

🆕 An Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Pregnancy & Infant Loss has been established to drive meaningful action in improving services, supports & outcomes in Ireland 🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @oireachtasnews.bsky.social @ucc.ie @infantcentreucc.bsky.social

"ongoing need to examine femtech’s role in shaping global dynamics of reproductive, labor, & environmental justice, in addition to neoliberal approaches to healthcare more broadly" Danica Facca, Jodi Hall, Gail Teachman, Joanna Redden, Lorie Donelle journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #FemTech

New NIH panel seeks to reduce 'preventable' stillbirths in U.S. www.upi.com/Health_News/...

🆕📄 Socioeconomic deprivation as a risk factor for stillbirth: a case-control study ✍️ Jessica Keane, Paul Corcoran, Sara Leitao, Joye McKernan, Edel Manning, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Richard Greene 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @npec-ucc.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social

🆕📄 Ethnic Disparities in Perinatal Mortality and Associated Factors: A Nationwide Cohort Study 🗣️ Laura Robinson, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Sara Leitao 🔗 obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @bjog.bsky.social @npec-ucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social

📺 Tune in to Ireland AM @virginmediatv.bsky.social @ 08:15 this morning! 🗣️ Laura Guild from Ectopic Pregnancy Ireland will be discussing her own story & the work of the charity 🆕 National information booklet: www.ucc.ie/en/media/res... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social @ucc.ie

How Katharine, Duchess of Kent Broke Barriers by Speaking About Stillborn Son and the 'Devastating Effect on Me' people.com/katharine-du...

Perinatal autopsy reporting practices in Australian stillbirths: a quality review Tania Marsden, T.Yee Khong, Jane Dahlstrom, Frances Boyle, Mu Cheng, Yin Ping Wong, Stacey Prystupa, Gretchen Pomare, Joanna Perry-Keene, Vicki Flenady, Jessica Sexton www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📣 New Ectopic Pregnancy Information Booklet published 🫶 Developed by the PLRG in collaboration with Ectopic Pregnancy Ireland & the National Women & Infants Health Programme @hselive.bsky.social 🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social #EctopicPregnancy

Maternal Distress in Pregnancies After Previous Fetal Anomaly: A Longitudinal Cohort Study Aurora Oftedal, Anne Kaasen, Taran Karlsen, Guttorm Haugen, Mona Bekkhus @bjog.bsky.social obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Looking forward to the UCC College of Medicine and Health Research Conference tomorrow! We will be sharing our work from across a range of projects ⤵️ More details about the conference, including the full programme & abstracts, available via www.ucc.ie/en/med-healt... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

🆕📄 Assessing online search results for misinformation about reduced fetal movements ✍️ Sarah Houlihan, Anne-Marie Farrell, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social 🔗 www.ejog.org/article/S030... @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social

Psychological interventions to improve parental wellbeing after fetal abnormality diagnosis: a systematic scoping review Catherine Quinn, Sharon Millen, Martin Dempster, Nicola Doherty & Frank Casey www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Inequalities in Preterm Birth in England: A Retrospective National Cohort Study Focusing on Deprivation and Ethnicity... Iona Hindes, Buthaina Ibrahim, Jennifer Jardine, Dominik Zenner, Stamatina Iliodromiti obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @bjog.bsky.social

Miscarriage communication in Australia: insights from women and general practice trainees Joanne Wong, Jacqueline Frayne, Sarah Smith, Jade Bilardi & Meredith Temple-Smith bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Lessons about periods should be compulsory for boys and girls, study finds Ping #PLRG_SPRINGproject: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

ESHRE’s key research priorities in infertility: maximizing impact on science, people and society academic.oup.com/humrep/advan... @eshre.bsky.social Ping #PLRG_SPRINGproject

🆕📄 Recurrent miscarriage and infertility services and supports: A qualitative study of views and experiences in the Republic of Ireland ✍️ @lauralinehan.bsky.social, @maritahennessy.bsky.social, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social 🔓 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🆕📄 Assessing online search results for misinformation about reduced fetal movements ✍️ Sarah Houlihan, Anne-Marie Farrell, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social 🔗 www.ejog.org/article/S030... @isastillbirth.bsky.social

🗞️ Congratulations to Dr @carolinemjoyce.bsky.social on her appointment as Adjunct Clinical Lecturer @ucc.ie Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 👏 🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @danielnuzum.bsky.social @mgtmurphy.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social

Disparities in Location of Service and Management of Early Pregnancy Loss: A Retrospective Cohort Study Sarah Martinez, Christiana Johnson, Seetha Davis, Lindsey Cypen, Sara Neill obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @bjog.bsky.social

“It’s taken me three years to speak openly about my termination for medical reasons – we need to address why” www.stylist.co.uk/health/women... @arcantenatal.bsky.social

Conversations About Stillbirth Risk in Routine Antenatal Care Christine Andrews, Ashley Pade, Fran Boyle, Dan Richard Fernandez, Laura Singline, Ann Lancaster, David Ellwood, Adrienne Gordon, Vicki Flenady @stillbirthcre.bsky.social @bjog.bsky.social obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

📣 Scientific Abstracts from #BMFMS2025 now published in @bjog.bsky.social 🔗 obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @caroline-oconnor.bsky.social @lauralinehan.bsky.social #PLRG_ACHIEVE #PLRG_PLACESproject #TheMILESTONEstudy

📄 The Knowledge Gap: A Survey of Pelvic Floor Understanding Amongst Gynaecology Trainees in Ireland ✍️ Reut Rotem, Corina Oprescu, Claire McCarthy, Barry O’Reilly, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social & Orfhlaith O’Sullivan 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Read the full Special Issue | After the Review: What next for Irish abortion services? ⤵️ Guest Editors: Kate Antosik-Parsons, Catherine Conlon, @dnduffy.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/toc/irja/33/... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

Just look at some of the stuff Enterprise Ireland has already funded (significantly) in this area...

'A year too long': Sinn Féin senator hits out at delay to miscarriage leave law www.echolive.ie/nationalnews... Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject

"By problematizing the experiences of women going through this transition in the workplace, we reveal how well-intentioned awareness campaigns can lead to further stigmatization." Camilla Quental, Pilar Rojas Gaviria, Céline del Bucchia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Kathy Donaghy: Miscarriage leave won’t erase the pain of losing a baby, but it can let the healing process begin www.independent.ie/opinion/comm... Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject

More information 🟣 Ectopic Pregnancy Ireland www.ectopicireland.ie 🟣 PLRG www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... 🟣 Clinical guidelines www.rcpi.ie/Faculties-In... | www.hse.ie/eng/about/wh...

🟣 Today is #EctopicPregnancyAwarenessDay & we want to share that Ectopic Pregnancy Ireland & the PLRG have collaborated on a new resource that we will be publishing in September @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Oana Sânziana Marian, @rionacotter.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social #NotJustAStatistic

“After the tragedy, one question haunted me: how do you miss an unborn child?” 📖Poppy Noor @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

🗞️ Congratulations to Prof @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, one of five new Ordinary Councillors elected to the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) Council 👏 🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social

A baby loss certificate would be 'powerful validation of grief' www.bbc.com/news/article...

Views and attitudes about the offer of NIPT: a qualitative study of UK healthcare professionals Peter Young & Katherine Sahan bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

‘Stories of Loss’—Designing and Evaluating a Patient-Led Perinatal Bereavement Programme for Medical Students Clare Kennedy, Alison Lynch, Nina Doyle, Susanne Brodigan, Laura Guild, Mary Higgins asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Via @oireachtasnews.bsky.social Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil: Are there any plans to introduce paid miscarriage leave as a stand-alone support for women affected by miscarriage & their families? Taoiseach: The Government has an open mind on this.. www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/d... #PLRG_PLACESproject

🗞️ Dr Daniel Nuzum awarded International Partnership for Perinatal Excellence Certification 🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... #PerinatalCare #BereavementCare #PastoralCare #Spirituality #PerinatalDeath #Stillbirth @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @ucc.ie @hselive.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social

🔥 "...credentials cannot resolve the problems associated to wellness influencing as a genre and, as such, the entry of medical doctors to the ranks of social media celebrity may not be the ‘fix’ it is often imagined to be." Rachel O’Neill journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Evaluation of a co-designed digital animation in service improvement (DAISI) sharing messages around modifiable behaviours to reduce the risk of stillbirth Bethan McEvoy, Kylie Watson, Kym Farrant, Tomasina Stacey, Alexander Heazell, Melanie Haith-Cooper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🗞️ Pregnancy Loss Research Group members present @hsruk.bsky.social Conference in Newcastle 🗣️ Prof @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Anne-Marie Farrell, Varsha Shetty 🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social #HSRUK25 #PLRG_ACHIEVE #Stillbirth #PerinatalDeath

A warm welcome to our new doctors who join us today or who begin your careers. You enter a noble tradition of care.

🔥 "...these trends suggested institutional resistance by HEIs, reflected in genderwashing, that is, focusing on superficial change while ignoring structural and power imbalances perpetuating gender inequality." Pat O'Connor onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

It would be great to see all forms of early pregnancy endings included in feminist calls for action Disappointing that leave for all pregnancy endings <23 wks (amongst other issues) not included here - a priority for many Would be happy to discuss @nwc.bsky.social #Budget2026 #PLRG_PLACESproject