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View article: Is there a maximum transfer time for safe planned home births? Building evidence to
Is there a maximum transfer time for safe planned home births? Building evidence to Open
Evidence-based assessment of suitability for planned home birth (PHB) is a critical component of safe, effective home birth services. This study aimed to build an evidence base to inform transfer time recommendations for the Health Service…
View article: Maternal morbidity and mortality: an iceberg phenomenon
Maternal morbidity and mortality: an iceberg phenomenon Open
Objective To apply the iceberg model, quantifying absolute and relative incidence, to the four main causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in Ireland: haemorrhage, hypertension, sepsis and thrombosis. Design Secondary analysis of natio…
View article: P78 Perinatal mortality in ireland, 2016 – a national clinical audit into perinatal mortality in the republic of ireland
P78 Perinatal mortality in ireland, 2016 – a national clinical audit into perinatal mortality in the republic of ireland Open
Background Perinatal mortality is a significant measurement of the outcome of obstetric and neonatal care. For this reason, in 2011, the National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC) established the first national clinical audit of perinat…
View article: Intrapartum fetal deaths and unexpected neonatal deaths in the Republic of Ireland: 2011 – 2014; a descriptive study
Intrapartum fetal deaths and unexpected neonatal deaths in the Republic of Ireland: 2011 – 2014; a descriptive study Open
This is the first detailed descriptive analysis of intrapartum deaths and unexpected intrapartum event related neonatal deaths in Ireland. The corrected intrapartum fetal death rate was 0.16 per 1000 births. Despite our results being based…
View article: Physician and Patient Perspective to Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Physician and Patient Perspective to Weight Gain in Pregnancy Open
Background: Gaining weight outside of the Institute of Medicine guidelines puts a woman and her foetus at an increased risk.Limited or incorrect information is being provided to women during antenatal care.Research shows that physicians do…
View article: Perinatal mortality in Ireland. Annual report 2015.
Perinatal mortality in Ireland. Annual report 2015. Open
Perinatal mortality refers to the death of babies in the weeks before or after birth. Perinatal mortality includes stillbirths (babies born with no signs of life after 24 weeks of pregnancy or weighing at least 500 grams) and the deaths o…