Niall Breslin: ‘I wrote about our pregnancy loss because it’s not just about grief – it’s about utter love’ www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

A Co Wexford woman has made an urgent call for legislative reform at the sentencing hearing of a man for a road crash, which resulted in the loss of her unborn son

Woman whose unborn son died in road crash calls for such babies to be recognised as separate victims Saoirse Aylward, who was 31 weeks pregnant when the crash occurred, told the court that her experience “highlights a gap in our judicial system”.

Looking for a way to celebrate #InternationalWomen'sDay on Sat, Mar 7th? There's still time to register for the upcoming Reproductive Justice Hackathon, aimed at improving @wikipedia.org resources on Irish reproductive justice movements. Sign up by Feb 27th to join the event: dri.ie/events/repro...

University of Iowa faculty break silence on infertility, pregnancy loss through ‘Chalk’ theater, dance production in Iowa City

Second trimester pregnancy and baby loss linked to higher risks in future pregnancies www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25171/

Tommy’s Clinical Decision Support Tool: an intervention development and feasibility study to inform a future RCT Jenny Carter, Dilly Anumba, Christy Burden, Siobhán Gillespie, Amy Howell, Andrew Judge, Erik Lenguerrand, @sandallj.bsky.social et al link.springer.com/article/10.1...

"Women & families have told us about the high levels of distress, pain & suffering that are caused when death or serious harm occur, leading to psychological trauma & a loss of trust, which is compounded when the system fails to respond quickly & appropriately" www.matneoinv.org.uk/updates/inde...

📣 British Sociological Association Human Reproduction Study Group Annual Conference 📆 18 May 2026 📍 De Montfort University, Leicester, UK ⏰ Abstract deadline: 1 April 2026 www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Postmortems being run on ‘wing and prayer’, with delays for grieving families Vivienne Clarke @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

“If there is no data, how do we improve?” Exploring health workers’ perspective on stillbirth recording in the Ashanti Region of Ghana Nana Mensah Abrampah, Yemisrach Okwaraji, Kenneth Fosu Oteng, Ernest Konadu Asiedu, Rita Larsen-Reindorf, Hannah Blencowe et al link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Post-mortem service in ‘crisis’, causing delays to funerals of more than a week Eilish O'Regan @independent.ie www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

Bereavement Care Experiences of Mothers Following Stillbirth and Neonatal Death: A Latent Class Analysis Ana Nelia Jumamil, Joemer Calderon Maravilla, Joycelyn Abiog Filoteo, Charlene Joy Mendoza Sta. Maria, et al obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @bjog.bsky.social

After 2 years of work, our special issue in @contraceptionjl.bsky.social on "Emergency of FemTech in the SRH Landscape" is out! It includes 14 papers on fertility tracking, contraception, and abortion in the digital age, plus our summary Editorial. A 🧵on what we found; please help us share! 1/8

Women's preferred language for screening for reproductive grief Maria Brann, Jennifer Bute, Cara Buskmiller, Michaelene Fredenburg www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

From wandering wombs to reproductive control: Why women’s health was never (and is never) neutral Written by Emily Young. This blog explores how sexism in contemporary healthcare can be traced to the historical origins of Western medicine. Emily argues that the marginalisation of women’s bodies is…

Do you have a completed piece of original research? Submit it to #ICCH2026 in the form of an oral or poster presentation. If your research or project isn’t quite finished, have a look at submitting under our Work In Progress category 🔗 fitwise.eventsair.com/icch2026/eve... #EACH

Hospital art pays tribute to baby loss families www.bbc.com/news/article...

Tyneside parents suffer 'traumatic' stillbirth after raising baby movement concerns www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e... #ReducedFetalMovements #EndPreventableBabyDeaths

So succinctly written, pertaining to the complexities of pregnancy loss & the language that matters. www.huffpost.com/entry/edinbu...

Ten Flemish hospitals sign charter on early pregnancy loss www.belganewsagency.eu/ten-flemish-...

Use of language in confidential enquiries and adverse event reviews in maternity care Allison Felker, Marian Knight, Beatrix Callard, Isabelle Malhamé www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

🗞️ Professor @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social & @maritahennessy.bsky.social attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on Health @oireachtasnews.bsky.social on 18 Feb to discuss issues relating to the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026, including implementation progress 🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

Stillbirth: Making Progress but Further to Go - Special Issue, Clinics in Perinatology Edited by Robert Silver and Uma Reddy www.perinatology.theclinics.com/article/S009...

Management of Pregnancy after Loss (🔒) Emilie Bailey, Hope Blocksidge, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social www.perinatology.theclinics.com/article/S009...

Care Bundles to Reduce Stillbirths and Improve Pregnancy Outcome (🔒) Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social, Christine Andrews, @vickiflenady.bsky.social @stillbirthcre.bsky.social www.perinatology.theclinics.com/article/S009...

Stillborn and newborn baby deaths ‘hidden issue’, politicians told

Supporting Pregnancy After Loss: Health Care Providers’ Use of Trauma-Informed Care Principles in Patient Communication Kelsey Binion, Maria Brann & Jennifer Bute www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Should Leave and Flexibility to Manage Reproductive Health be a Minimum Entitlement for Australian Employees Covered by the Fair Work Act? Michelle O’Shea, Nicola Street, Dani Howe, Hannah Adler, Amelia Mardon, Sam Jeffrey & Mike Armour www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject

‘Other’s Day’: When Mother’s Day Is A Challenge Guests: Lana Manikowski and Dee Kelly www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/oth...

Exploring factors that contribute to the successful implementation of Schwartz Rounds in higher education institutions Sarah Beck, Cath Taylor & Jill Maben link.springer.com/article/10.1...

📣 The 2026 Sligo Balint Symposium 📆 Friday 15th & Saturday 16th May 📍 The Radisson Blu Hotel, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo, Ireland tangerine-pepper-4jbx.squarespace.com/programme-2026

ICYMI: Now in issue Current mgt & research priorities for second trimester pregnancy loss: a survey of healthcare professionals in the UK & Ireland Andrea Woolner, @lauralinehan.bsky.social, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Rosinder Kaur, Alexander Heazell www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Safer Baby Bundle intervention for reducing perinatal mortality in Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental study Mesfin Tadese, Solomon Hailemeskel, Alemayehu Moges, Saba Desta Tessema, Michael Amera Tizazu, Getnet Mitike Kassie bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/9/1/...

Join us on Thursday @ 4pm GMT to hear more about the #PLRG_PLACESproject Note: Live & recorded webinars for BNE members only bereavement.eu/membership/ @maritahennessy.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @danielnuzum.bsky.social @cdoconnor.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social

Predictive models for stillbirths and neonatal deaths: Protocol for a global scoping review with focus on sub-Saharan Africa [awaiting peer review] Tanida Chaweewong, Phillip Wanduru, Audencio Victor, Miriam Bourke, Hannah Blencowe, Eric Ohuma, Joseph Akuze wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/11-90

‘Urgent action’ call for baby loss and infertility support www.vettimes.com/news/vet-nur... Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject

When Hope is Broken: A Qualitative Study of Women's Quality of Life After Late Miscarriage or Foetal Loss Alexia Nicholine Juul Konstantinou, Julie Dalgaard Guldager www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Impacts on Causes of Perinatal Death After Safer Baby Bundle Implementation in Victoria, AUS Keeth Mayakaduwage, Tanya Farrell, Roshan Selvaratnam, Vicki Flenady, Christine Andrews, David Ellwood, Robyn Hudson, Felicity Czarnecki, Miranda Davies-Tuck obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Reach and Impact of the Safer Baby Bundle Among Groups Disproportionately Affected by Stillbirth in Victoria, Australia Keeth Mayakaduwage, Tanya Farrell, Roshan Selvaratnam, Vicki Flenady, Christine Andrews, David Ellwood, Deanna Stuart-Butler, et al obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📣 Call for abstracts: @inhed.bsky.social (INHED) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting | Navigating Change in Health Professions Education 📍@uniofgalway.bsky.social 📆 18-19 June 2026 ⏰ Abstract DL: Fri, 6 March 🔗 www.inhed.ie/inhed2023asm/

Women and health professionals’ views and experiences of reduced fetal movements in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review Feri Anita Wijayanti, Kylie Watson, Kelly Howells, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

'There is now a shared understanding across Government that pregnancy loss requires a specific, compassionate response,' a cross-party group discussing the legislation has said www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic... Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject

New research reveals ‘postcode lottery’ for second trimester baby loss www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n... Andrea Woolner, @lauralinehan.bsky.social, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Rosinder Kaur, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social

Parent hospital experiences following stillbirth Jennifer Kremkow and Jessica Lamberson www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

Half a decade on Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil still blocking miscarriage leave – Sherlock labour.ie/news/2026/02... @mariesherlock.bsky.social Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject

Government urged to introduce miscarriage leave five years after bill was tabled www.independent.ie/irish-news/g... @mariesherlock.bsky.social Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject

Developing and Validating a Machine Learning Approach for Prediction of Euploid Pregnancy Loss in the Copenhagen Pregnancy Loss Study Karina Banasik, Inga Tummoszeit, Sofie Bliddal, Laura Vexø, Emilie Madsen, Tanja Hartwig, Lene Werge, Morten Johnsen, et al www.fertstert.org/article/S001...

"...significant inconsistencies in how clinics present information online, with particular concerns regarding transparency about success rates, associated risks, add-on techniques and the legal and ethical issues that may arise during the use of these techniques." link.springer.com/article/10.1...