Pregnancy Loss Research Group
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The Clinical Pregnancy Loss Research Team at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) & the Pregnancy Loss Research Group @ UCC. Shares ≠ endorsement Website: www.ucc.ie/pregnancyloss Related sites: https://linktr.ee/pregnancylossresearchgroup
PREPARE: Pregnancy Research on European Women’s Preterm Birth Awareness, Risk, & Education Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Silke Mader, Eleonora Brillo & Dilly Anumba journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Support in the Shadows: Findings From a Qualitative Study Exploring Fathers’ & Non-Birthing Partners’ Perceptions & Experiences of Support During a Termination for Medical Reasons Sarah Fogarty, Kirstin Tindal, Alexander Heazell, Niki Munk, Frances Boyle, Phillipa Hay doi.org/10.1111/hex....
Support in the Shadows: Findings From a Qualitative Study Exploring Fathers’ and Non‐Birthing Partners’ Perceptions and Experiences of Support During a Termination for Medical Reasons
Background Termination for medical reasons (TFMR) is an essential aspect of reproductive healthcare. While physical and emotional care of the birthing parent is central within healthcare systems, le...
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Powerless or Powerful? Healthcare Professionals' Construction of Agency in Patient and Family Engagement Accounts Polina Mesinioti, @laurasheard.bsky.social, Sarah Hampton, Gemma Louch, Carl Macrae, @janekohara.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Powerless or Powerful? Healthcare Professionals' Construction of Agency in Patient and Family Engagement Accounts
Background Patient safety incidents cause substantial harm globally, with affected patients and families often experiencing additional ‘compounded harm’ from inadequate organisational responses. Des...
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ICYMI: Now in issue @ Gender, Work & Organization Lived Experiences of Pregnancy Loss at Work: Realizing Meaningful Supports @maritahennessy.bsky.social @escanuelatamara.bsky.social @cdoconnor.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social et al @ #PLRG_PLACESproject doi.org/10.1111/gwao...
Lived Experiences of Pregnancy Loss at Work: Realizing Meaningful Supports
There is increased focus on pregnancy loss at work over recent years, with many countries introducing or exploring the introduction of statutory leave for pregnancies that end pre-“viability.” Indivi...
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UK maternity inquiries: 25 years of the same diagnosis "Problems will continue while underlying causes remain unaddressed" @nigel-edwards.bsky.social, @drlkvaughan.bsky.social, Paul Barach, @drsteverobson.bsky.social @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/394/...
UK maternity inquiries: 25 years of the same diagnosis
Problems will continue while underlying causes remain unaddressed English maternity units have a long and tragic history of causing avoidable death and serious harm to women and their babies. The UK...
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The call for abstracts is now open for the 46th Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference (24–25 Feb 2027). While the submission portal opens soon, you can now explore the conference themes and start preparing your abstract. 🔗 www.rcsi.com/dublin/about...
External review of maternity strategy ‘expected this year’ https://bit.ly/3TofF0y #maternitystrategy #maternitycare
“Emotionally, spiritually, physically depleting”: muslim women’s experiences of pregnancy loss in the United States Khadijat Adeleye, Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, Lucinda Canty, Kristen Leng & Favorite Iradukunda link.springer.com/article/10.1...
“Emotionally, spiritually, physically depleting”: muslim women’s experiences of pregnancy loss in the United States - International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Pregnancy loss is a profound and traumatic experience. Cultural and religious factors often influence coping mechanisms following pregnancy loss. However, little is known about how Muslim w...
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Navan senator welcomes government move to introduce paid miscarriage leave for women in employment www.meathchronicle.ie/2026/07/24/n... #PLRG_PLACESproject
Navan senator welcomes government move to introduce paid miscarriage leave for women in employment | Meath Chronicle
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“Being seen, heard, witnessed and acknowledged”: a reflexive thematic analysis of peer support following termination for medical reasons among women in Great Britain Heather Robinson, Ellie Vowles, Paul Marshall, Fiona Lobban & Áine Aventin link.springer.com/article/10.1...
“Being seen, heard, witnessed and acknowledged”: a reflexive thematic analysis of peer support following termination for medical reasons among women in Great Britain - Reproductive Health
Background Termination for medical reasons (TFMR) is associated with profound distress, grief and emotional trauma, as well as stigma and isolation. While peer support has been reported to reduce isol...
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ISA Members Present: HOPEful Care for Parents Continuing Pregnancy with LLFC: Research to Practice www.youtube.com/watch?v=c93p... @isastillbirth.bsky.social
ISA Members Present: HOPEful Care for Parents Continuing Pregnancy with LLFC: Research to Practice
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Fertility problems: assessment and treatment—summary of updated NICE guidance www.bmj.com/content/394/... @nicecomms.bsky.social
Fertility problems: assessment and treatment—summary of updated NICE guidance
### What you need to know Around one in six people experience health related infertility globally and in England,12 which can have a profound psychological impact on individuals and couples.3 Both fe...
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Black Babies Matter: An Intersectional Analysis of Preterm Birth Risk Among Black Mothers Courtney Williams, Zara Houser, Christy Erving www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Dads Don't Cry is a programme about grief, love, and life after losing a child, presented by Peter Shelley. In January 2025, his daughter Aodhla died suddenly from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. She was just 8 weeks and 2 days old. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Media Release: "The Australian Government is continuing to support better health and wellbeing for women and families with the launch of a national miscarriage education and awareness program." ministers.pmc.gov.au/white/progra...
Program to promote understanding of miscarriage | Ministers' media centre
The Australian Government is continuing to support better health and wellbeing for women and families with the launch of a national miscarriage education and awareness program .The program will help A...
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Confidence and Care: Understanding Staff Needs in Supporting Families Through Pregnancy Loss in Gynaecological Settings Suzanne Heaney, Áine Aventin, Martina Galeotti onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
Confidence and Care: Understanding Staff Needs in Supporting Families Through Pregnancy Loss in Gynaecological Settings
Aim To explore healthcare professionals’ confidence, skills and organisational support needs in providing pregnancy loss care within gynaecological settings in Northern Ireland. Design This is a mi.....
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❤️🩹 Dads Don’t Cry - Special Summer Series 📻 RTÉ Radio 1 🗓️ Begins Wednesday, 22 July @ 10pm www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @rte.ie
Dads Don't Cry - RTÉ Radio 1
In this six-part series, Peter Shelley talks to fathers who have experienced the death of a child and who speak candidly about grief, loss and life afterwards. The series explores the impact of losing...
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FIGO staging for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: 2026 Hextan Ngan, Michael Seckl, Neil Horowitz, Annie Cheung, Antonio Braga, Paradan Sekharan, Susanne Fridsten, Andrea Garrett, Nozomu Yanaihara, Sarikapan Wilailak, Barbara Schmalfeldt obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) encompasses a wide range of diseases, which include choriocarcinoma, placental site trophoblastic tumor, epithelioid trophoblastic tumor, and post-molar pers...
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Sharing Loss Online: Social Media as a Tool for Navigating Stillbirth Grief Sea Sternbaum, Zalia Powell, Cindy Davis www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Implementing after action review in an Irish tertiary hospital: a mixed-methods evaluation of safety culture and second victim experience and support Siobhán McCarthy, Mairéad Finn, Gintare Valentelyte, Fiona Boland, Catherine Hogan, Loretta Jenkins et al link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Implementing after action review in an Irish tertiary hospital: a mixed-methods evaluation of safety culture and second victim experience and support - BMC Health Services Research
Background Evidence for After Action Reviews (AAR), a non-hierarchical debriefing approach, is limited. We explored AAR implementation and measured safety culture and second victim experience and supp...
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Creative Reflection Inquiry: Development of an Arts-Based Participatory Approach to Understand the Experiences of Abortion Accompaniers in Latin America Chiara Bercu, Sofia Braunstein, Verónica Cruz Sánchez, Sofía Garduño Huerta, Stephanie Lomelí Guerrero et al journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Creative Reflection Inquiry: Development of an Arts-Based Participatory Approach to Understand the Experiences of Abortion Accompaniers in Latin America - Chiara Bercu, Sofia Braunstein, Verónica Cruz...
The article introduces Creative Reflection Inquiry, a novel multimodal arts-based qualitative method designed to center participant reflection and collective me...
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Ireland announces plans for paid miscarriage leave - statement from Miscarriage UK www.miscarriageuk.org/ireland-anno... #PLRG_PLACESproject
Ireland announces paid miscarriage leave | Miscarriage UK
Ireland has announced plans for paid miscarriage leave. Find out what the proposals mean and why we're campaigning for paid leave in the UK.
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Navigating arrested parenthood: Bereaved parents’ and healthcare professionals’ experiences of less-invasive autopsy using micro-focus computed tomography Holly Ellard, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Jo Wray, Celine Lewis, Owen Arthurs, Ian Simcock www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #PerinatalPathology
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INTO welcomes Cabinet approval of paid leave for early miscarriage www.into.ie/2026/07/14/i... @intonews.bsky.social #PLRG_PLACESproject
INTO welcomes Cabinet approval of paid leave for early miscarriage - Irish National Teachers' Organisation
The INTO welcomes the Cabinet’s approval for the introduction of paid leave for employees who experience an early miscarriage, announced on 14 July 2026.
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Five days’ paid miscarriage leave marks major step forward, says Wexford councillor www.independent.ie/county/wexfo... #PLRG_PLACESproject
Five days’ paid miscarriage leave marks major step forward, says Wexford councillor
A Wexford councillor says a new law to give five days of sick leave for women who miscarry up to 23 weeks or have an abortion is a real step forward in a world country where “miscarriage is still surr...
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Women’s Centre welcomes approval of paid leave for early pregnancy loss donegalnews.com/womens-centr... #PLRG_PLACESproject
Women’s Centre welcomes approval of paid leave for early pregnancy loss - Donegal News
DONEGAL Women’s Centre has warmly welcomed the Cabinet’s approval of new legislation that will provide five days of paid leave for women who experience a miscarriage before 23 weeks of pregnancy. They...
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Great to hear that Athy Family Resource Centre will be lighting up for Baby Loss Awareness Week (09-15 October 2026) www.kfmradio.com/news/localne... #BLAW2026 #WaveOfLight
"It Is A Bit Of A Taboo Subject": Athy Centre Promote Upcoming Baby Loss Awareness Week
The awareness week is set to take place on the week beginning October 15th.
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Paid leave for women who suffer an early miscarriage www.midwestradio.ie/news/paid-le... #PLRG_PLACESproject
Paid leave for women who suffer an early miscarriage - Midwest Radio
Cabinet has recently approved the legislation.
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We welcome the approval by Cabinet of a proposal from the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism & Employment to draft a Leave for Pregnancy Loss Bill www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @ucc.ie @infantcentreucc.bsky.social #PLRG_PLACESproject
PLRG welcomes cabinet approval of leave for pregnancy loss under 23 weeks | University College Cork
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Fine Gael councillor, Olivia O'Sullivan and Chief Operating Officer with Peninsula Ireland, Moira Grassick, speak with Paul on Live 95 Limerick Today about plans to introduce paid leave for pregnancy loss up to 23 weeks of pregnancy shows.acast.com/live-95-lime... #PLRG_PLACESproject
Government announces paid leave for pregnancy loss | Live95 Limerick Today Podcasts
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