A5089672763- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
- Ureteral procedures and complications
University of Edinburgh
2021-2025
South East Technological University
2022
Waterford Institute of Technology
2022
Technological University Dublin
2022
Health Information and Quality Authority
2019-2021
University College Cork
2012-2021
Health and Safety Authority
2019-2021
Cork University Hospital
2012-2019
Health Research Board
2019
University of Manchester
2019
Recent decades have witnessed an increase in mean maternal age at childbirth most high-resourced countries. Advanced has been associated with several adverse and perinatal outcomes. Although there are many studies on this topic, data from large contemporary population-based cohorts that controls for demographic variables known to influence outcomes is limited.We performed a cohort study using all singleton births 2004-2008 the North Western Perinatal Survey based The University of...
There is growing evidence of the considerable impact fear childbirth on women's health and well-being, but prevalence reports high severe reported risk factors have been inconsistent in various studies. Therefore, this study aimed to determine childbirth, identify fear.A cross-sectional was conducted among a convenience sample 882 pregnant women attending antenatal care Cork, Ireland. Fear assessed using Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire version A (W-DEQ A) cut-off ≥66 define ≥85 fear....
Surgical site infections (SSI) cause substantial morbidity and pose a burden to acute healthcare services after surgery. We aimed investigate whether smartphone-delivered wound assessment tool can expedite diagnosis treatment of SSI emergency abdominal This single-blinded randomised control trial (NCT02704897) enroled adult surgery patients in two tertiary care hospitals. Patients were (1:1) routine postoperative or additional access for 30-days postoperatively. Patient-reported symptoms...
Louise Kenny and colleagues conduct a population-based cohort study in Denmark to assess the likelihood of stillbirth, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy following cesarean section compared women who gave birth by vaginal delivery. Please see later article for Editors' Summary
Despite the biological plausibility of an association between obstetric mode delivery and psychosis in later life, studies to date have been inconclusive. We assessed onset offspring. A population-based cohort including data from Swedish National Registers was used. All singleton live births 1982 1995 were identified ( n = 1 345 210) followed-up diagnosis at age 16 or later. Mode categorized as: unassisted vaginal (VD), assisted VD, elective Caesarean section (CS) (before labor), emergency...
Caesarean section (CS) rates are increasing globally and exceed 50% in some countries. Childhood obesity has been linked to CS via lack of exposure vaginal microflora although the literature is inconsistent. We investigated association between birth risk childhood using nationally representative Growing-Up-in-Ireland (GUI) cohort. The GUI study recruited randomly 11134 infants. was categorised into normal (VD) [reference], assisted VD, elective (planned) emergency (unplanned) CS. primary...
Abstract Remote monitoring is essential for healthcare digital transformation, however, this poses greater burdens on providers to review and respond as the data collected expands. This study developed a multimodal neural network automate assessments of patient-generated from remote postoperative wound monitoring. Two interventional studies including adult gastrointestinal surgery patients images patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) 30-days postoperatively. Neural networks PROMs were...
We report the efficient single-step separation of individual platelets from unprocessed whole blood, enabling digital quantification platelet function using interfacial cytometry (iPC) on a chip. iPC is accomplished by precision micropatterning platelet-specific protein surfaces solid substrates. By separating blood specific binding to spots defined size, implements simple incubate-and-rinse approach, without sample preparation, that enables (1) study in physiological situation interaction...
Does a primary Caesarean section influence the rate of, and time to, subsequent live birth compared with vaginal delivery? was associated reduction in of birth, particularly among elective maternal-requested Caesareans indicating maternal choice plays role. Several studies have examined relationship between conflicting results primarily due to poor epidemiological methods. This Danish population register-based cohort study covered period from 1982 2010 (N = 832 996). All women index births...
Objective To compare the risk of lower extremity amputation (LEA) in people with diabetes and without comorbid depression. Research design methods A systematic review published literature was conducted. Six databases were searched including PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, Medline, Cochrane Library PsycARTICLES from inception to 22 June 2016, using a detailed search strategy cross-checking reference lists for potentially eligible studies English. No date restrictions employed. All reviewed...
<h3>Background</h3> Infants born small-for-gestational age (SGA) are at increased risk of developmental difficulties. Identifying those most is challenging. We examined the effect neonatal body composition and customised birthweight centiles on neurocognitive behavioural outcomes 2. <h3>Study design</h3> Prospective cohort study term infants from Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study classified into following exposure groups: a birth weight <10th centile (SGA, n=51); fat percentage...