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Keelin O’Donoghue
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
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Obstetrician & MFM | Lead @ Pregnancy Loss Research Group | Professor, UCC | PI, INFANT | Lead, Guidelines @ NWIHP

https://www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancyloss/

#PregnancyLoss
#FetalMedicine
#ReproductiveHealth
#MedSky
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Keelin O’Donoghue @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social · Mar 8
On #InternationalWomensDay thanking, acknowledging & celebrating the strong women & multi-disciplinary team who make up our @pregnancylossie.bsky.social

Proud of all your continuing work & achievements

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@infantcentreucc.bsky.social
@hselive.bsky.social

#IWD2025
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Really hope this is a commitment to implementing leave for people who experience pregnancy loss <23 weeks as per findings from the #PLRG_PLACESproject comissioned by the Department:

Strategy: www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

PLACES Policy Brief: www.ucc.ie/en/media/res...

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Excerpt from the report which includes the objective: "Advance the provision of sexual and reproductive healthcare and related leaves and benefits."
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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📄 Mortality and morbidity in very low birth weight infants from twin pregnancies in ireland: a national cohort analysis

✍️ @caroline-oconnor.bsky.social, Paul Corcoran, Anne Twomey, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Sara Leitao

🔓 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#TheMilestoneStudy @researchireland.ie
Mortality and morbidity in very low birth weight infants from twin pregnancies in ireland: a national cohort analysis - Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)
Introduction Twin pregnancies contribute disproportionately to neonatal morbidity and mortality, primarily due to preterm birth and very low birth weight (VLBW). While studies have yielded conflicting...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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🗞 PLRG @ the Association of Early Pregnancy Units Annual Scientific Meeting 2025

🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @niamhhj.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social

#AEPU2025
PLRG @ the Association of Early Pregnancy Units Annual Scientific Meeting 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.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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We are delighted to announce that @niamhhj.bsky.social has been appointed Candidate Advanced Midwife Practitioner - Early Pregnancy Loss/Miscarriage Services @ Cork University Maternity Hospital

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social

www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
Niamh Howard-Jones appointed Candidate Advanced Midwife Practitioner - Early Pregnancy Loss/Miscarriage Services at CUMH | 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.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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On our way to Glasgow for #AEPU2025. Great programme ahead.

Check out talk by Dr Deirdre Hayes-Ryan on Friday on service users' experiences of Ireland 1st off-site early pregnancy unit & our e-posters on the conference platform!

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @niamhhj.bsky.social
pregnancylossie.bsky.social Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · Oct 14
We're attending the Association of Early Pregnancy Units Annual Scientific Meeting in Glasgow next month - say hi if you're there

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @niamhhj.bsky.social

#Miscarriage #RecurrentMiscarriage #EctopicPregnancy #EarlyPregnancy #PregnancyLoss #AbortionCare #AEPU2025
Tile with details of PLRG presentations (1 short oral presentation, 9 poster presentations) at the AEPU 2025 Conference. QR code to PLRG Website. Profile photos of Prof Keelin O'Donoghue, Dr Deirdre Hayes-Ryan & Niamh Howard-Jones who are attending the conference.
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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🗣️ Professor @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social & Jennie Cronin spoke with @antonsavage.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social this morning about #PregnancyLoss <23 weeks

🎙️ Listen back: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/the...

ℹ️ Our work: www.ucc.ie/pregnancyloss

@ucc.ie @infantcentreucc.bsky.social
The emotional and real-life impacts of pregnancy loss under 23 weeks | Newstalk
Pregnancy loss under 23 weeks is rarely spoken about, and in Ireland, it’s not even officially ...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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📣 ICYMI: Now in issue

🆕📄 Ethnic Disparities in Perinatal Mortality & Associated Factors: A Nationwide Cohort Study

✍️ Laura Robinson, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Sara Leitao

🔗 obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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OBGYN
Objective To examine factors associated with perinatal mortality (PM) in women in minority ethnic groups (MEG) in Ireland and assess differences between them and their white counterparts. Design R.....
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November 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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🎙️ Listen Back | The role of a workplace in dealing with pregnancy loss

🗣️ @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social speaking with @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social on @newstalkfm.bsky.social

🔗 www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/the...

#PLRG_PLACESproject @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social
The role of a workplace in dealing with pregnancy loss
University College Cork has become the first Irish university to introduce paid leave to employees who have experienced pregnancy loss. It follows extensive work carried out by the university’s Pregn...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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View/download our free toolkit for workplaces & book #PLRG_WordsAtWork here: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

#PLRG_PLACESproject #PregnancyLoss #Work

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November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group: New resources for workplaces | @activelink.bsky.social

www.activelink.ie/community-ex...

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#PLRG_PLACESproject #PLRG_WordsAtWork #PregnancyLoss #Workplace #Work
Pregnancy Loss Research Group: New resources for workplaces
The Pregnancy Loss Research Group at University College Cork has developed a range of resources to help create more compassionate workplaces for people who experience pregnancy loss. We encourage work...
www.activelink.ie
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Recognising pregnancy loss as a workplace issue and in working lives is essential, writes Professor @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

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Workplaces have a role in dealing with pregnancy loss
Recognising pregnancy loss as a workplace issue and in working lives is essential, writes Professor Keelin O’Donoghue
www.irishexaminer.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Miscarriage Care in Scotland: Delivery Framework (Sept 2025)

Includes graded model of care-ensuring people receive support following their first miscarriage (as advocated for in our #ReCurrentStudy #PolicyBrief: www.ucc.ie/en/media/res...)

www.gov.scot/publications...

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Miscarriage care in Scotland: delivery framework
The Delivery Framework for Miscarriage Care in Scotland outlines a plan for introducing a graded model of miscarriage care. The Framework sets out 34 actions to help NHS Boards prioritise change local...
www.gov.scot
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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UK | Open consultation - Make Work Pay: leave for bereavement including pregnancy loss

www.gov.uk/government/c...

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Make Work Pay: leave for bereavement including pregnancy loss
We are seeking views on the details of a new entitlement to bereavement leave, including for pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.
www.gov.uk
October 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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🗞️ Lord Mayor of Cork launches pregnancy loss guide for workplaces

🔗 www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

🧰 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

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#PLRG_PLACESproject
Lord Mayor of Cork launches pregnancy loss guide for workplaces
Prof Keelin O’Donoghue, a consultant obstetrician at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) said there is a significant gap between the needs of ...
www.echolive.ie
October 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Maternal risk stratification and planned birth improve pregnancy outcomes at term: A population-based cohort study.

Cynthia Wong, Kylie Crawford, Jesrine Hong, Shannyn Rosser, Vicki Flenady, Susannah Leisher, Robert Silver, Sailesh Kumar

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Maternal risk stratification and planned birth improve pregnancy outcomes at term: A population-based cohort study.
In many countries antenatal maternal risk stratification and individualization of subsequent pregnancy care is ubiquitous. However, because of the dyn…
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October 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Compassion matters when supporting pregnancy loss

www.corkindependent.com/2025/10/15/c...

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#PLRG_PLACESproject
Compassion matters when supporting pregnancy loss | Cork Independent
It’s a subject rarely spoken about at work — yet one that affects many people.
www.corkindependent.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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ICYMI | College of Medicine and Health 2025 Research Conference: Academic Health Sciences System

PLRG well-represented, with 10 presentations & 14 members attending

www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social
College of Medicine and Health 2025 Research Conference: Academic Health Sciences System | University College Cork
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October 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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🗞️ Researchers in Cork have launched new resources aimed at supporting women who experience pregnancy loss

🗣️ Emer Harrington speaks with Prof @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social & Tara Woulfe about how loss can impact women in the workplace

🔗 www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-417...

@ucc.ie #PLRG_PLACESproject
Researchers in Cork launch new resources to support women through pregnancy loss
Researchers in Cork have launched new resources aimed at supporting women who experience pregnancy loss. EMER HARRINGTON speaks with Prof Keelin ...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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pregnancylossie.bsky.social
We're attending the Association of Early Pregnancy Units Annual Scientific Meeting in Glasgow next month - say hi if you're there

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @niamhhj.bsky.social

#Miscarriage #RecurrentMiscarriage #EctopicPregnancy #EarlyPregnancy #PregnancyLoss #AbortionCare #AEPU2025
Tile with details of PLRG presentations (1 short oral presentation, 9 poster presentations) at the AEPU 2025 Conference. QR code to PLRG Website. Profile photos of Prof Keelin O'Donoghue, Dr Deirdre Hayes-Ryan & Niamh Howard-Jones who are attending the conference.
October 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Listen back: @quiteclare.bsky.social spoke with John Cooke on RTE Radio 1 Liveline yesterday

www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Ping #PLRG_PLACESproject #Miscarriage #RecurrentMiscarriage #MiscarriageLeave #ReCurrentStudy
Miscarriage
Clare tells John about her experience of miscarriage and the sensitivities around being informed.
www.rte.ie
October 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Our latest publication
A key area in how we train & support doctors in end of life care.
67% felt inadequately trained
69% felt inadequately supported
These data provide impetus for change & will directly improve patient care
@seamusoreilly.bsky.social

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Dying, death and doctors-in-training: survey
Objectives Approximately 50% of deaths occur in acute hospitals, and doctors-in-training (DITs) regularly encounter death in many forms and settings. Despite this frequent exposure to death and dying,...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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UCC launches Irelands first Pregnancy Loss Support Policy for University staff 💜

www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @joh2024.bsky.social @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucclibrary.bsky.social @uccalumni.bsky.social
UCC launches Irelands first Pregnancy Loss Support Policy for University staff | University College Cork
Discover the latest impact of University College Cork with news and views from our leading research experts, our students and our graduates
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October 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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💜 Professor @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social spoke with PJ Coogan on The Opinion Line-Cork's 96FM earlier today about how we can better support workers who experience pregnancy loss

🎙️ Listen back via shows.acast.com/corks-96-fm-...

🧰 Workplace resources www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

#PLRG_PLACESproject
One in Four Pregnancies End in Loss - The Hidden Truth In The Workplace | Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
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October 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Acceptable Nomenclature for Pregnancy Loss Care: A Cross-Sectional Observational Survey

@bethmalory.bsky.social, Louise Nuttall, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social

obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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OBGYN
Objective To conduct a pilot study evaluating the acceptability of pregnancy loss nomenclature among people with recent lived experience and make recommendations for UK mass communication. Design ...
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October 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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pregnancylossie.bsky.social
Last night we launched two new resources:

🧰 Pregnancy Loss & the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers & Employees

📖 Words at Work: Experiences of pregnancy loss in the workplace {up to 23 weeks}

Available on our website-please share & use 🙏

@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
New national resources launched to create more compassionate workplaces for people who experience pregnancy loss | 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.
www.ucc.ie
October 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM