Margaret Murphy

Nearly all maternal deaths are preventable.

⚠️ 9 in 10 maternal deaths happen in the poorest countries
⚠️ 3 in 5 maternal deaths happen in countries affected by conflict or fragility

Access to healthcare is a human right that must always be assured

#HopefulFutures #HealthForAll

All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2025 | University College Cork Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

🗞️ All-Ireland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2025

🗣️ @mgtmurphy.bsky.social @caroline-oconnor.bsky.social

🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

@midwiferyforum.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social

#Stillbirth #TheMILESTONEstudy

Tile with information about where the various miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage resources can be found - each resource is listed, along with a QR code to access it. PLRG website noted at the end (ucc.ie/pregnancyloss) along with logos of the following: PLRG. Ireland South Women & Infants Directorate, UCC, INFANT, Health Research Board, National Women and Infants Health Programme

💜 Many thanks to all involved in the #ReCurrentStudy & who collaborated with us in the development of these resources

🙏 Please share if you can - together we can make a difference

🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

ℹ️ All of the resources are now available on the Pregnancy & Infant Loss Ireland Website (www.pregnancyandinfantloss.ie), with information booklets & videos also available on the Cork Miscarriage Website (www.corkmiscarriage.com)

Case Studies: Hospital Spaces - Pregnancy & Infant Loss Ireland Case Studies: Hospital Spaces Hospital environments are important in providing high quality care, as highlighted within the National Standards for Bereavement Care following Pregnancy Loss and Perinat...

🏥 Case studies also now available to assist maternity services to enhance spaces - & supportive, compassionate care - for people as they experience pregnancy loss or return for appointments

pregnancyandinfantloss.ie/case-studies...

Guidelines & Protocols - Pregnancy & Infant Loss Ireland Guidelines & Protocols The National Women and Infants Health Programme was established in January 2017, to lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecology and neonatal service...

📝 Also launched:

🟣 An appointment letter template for recurrent miscarriage clinics

🟣 A checklist for use within emergency rooms/departments for staff to use when people initially present with signs or symptoms of miscarriage

🔗 pregnancyandinfantloss.ie/guidelines/

📽️ Multi-lingual videos regarding recurrent miscarriage information & supports are also now available in a range of languages-Arabic, Catalan, English, French, Greek, Irish, Irish Sign Language, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian & Spanish

🔗 pregnancyandinfantloss.ie/patient-info...

Patient Docs - Pregnancy & Infant Loss Ireland Patient Information Leaflets Patient information leaflets are a useful resource to use when providing bereaved parents with information specific to their situation. Here are a selection of patient inf...

📗 With the support of the National Women & Infants Programme @hselive.bsky.social, printed copies of the information booklets have been distributed to all 19 maternity units in Ireland

They can also be viewed/downloaded from Pregnancy & Infant Loss Ireland 💻: pregnancyandinfantloss.ie/patient-docs/

RE:CURRENT | University College Cork Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

💜 Developed as part of the HRB-funded RE:CURRENT study - involving people with lived experience, health professionals & decision-makers in the maternity services - resources include information booklets on miscarriage & recurrent miscarriage

🔗 #ReCurrentStudy: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

New information resources to improve services and supports for miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage | University College Cork Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

📣 New information resources to improve services & supports for miscarriage & recurrent miscarriage in Ireland

🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie @hselive.bsky.social #ReCurrentStudy

Good to see workplace supports for pregnancy loss raised within yesterday's Dáil debate on the implementation of Ireland's Wellbeing Framework (cross-Govt initiative led by Department of the Taoiseach)

@oireachtasnews.bsky.social #PLRG_PLACESproject

www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/d...

Remember, EuropePMC is actually better than #PubMed because it includes ALL preprints in search results, not just those including NIH-funded research.

europepmc.org

Thanks so much. Took a while to get here 😁