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The was held in Galway on 21 March.

Representatives from the Pregnancy Loss Research Group, and the attended and presented at an Oireachtas Briefing on introducing a Certificate of Pregnancy Loss in Ireland on Wednesday 25 March.

and attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on Health in Leinster House on 18 February which considered issues relating to the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026, including progress in its implementation. (represented by Mairie Cregan, co-founder, and Anne-Marie Farrell) and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (represented by Tony Fitzpatrick, Director of Professional Services, and Aisling Dixon, Advanced Midwife Practitioner) also provided evidence to the Committee during the session.

We are delighted to welcome Dr Barbara Burke and Dr Aoife Corcoran to the team and introduce you to two new projects that they are leading.

Members of the PLRG participated in the  (JOGS) Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, held on 28 November in Dublin. 

Many congratulations to Niamh Howard-Jones and Gráinne McSteen who graduated with Masters of Science in Loss & Bereavement on Monday, 24 November 2025.

Members of the Pregnancy Loss Research Group attended and presented work at the AEPU Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 which was held at the Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow from 13-14 November 2025.

Niamh Howard-Jones was recently appointed Candidate Advanced Midwife Practitioner - Early Pregnancy Loss/Miscarriage Services at Cork ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Maternity Hospital (CUMH). This new role – currently one of several pilot roles across the country, funded by the National Women and Infants Health Programme – involves providing specialised care and support to women and their partners during and after early pregnancy loss. 

Two new resources to help create more compassionate workplaces for people who experience pregnancy loss have been launched at an event hosted by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Fergal Dennehy, in City Hall on Thursday. The resources, developed by the Pregnancy Loss Research Group at ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork (UCC), include a toolkit for employers and employees, and a book that shines a light on the experiences of pregnancy loss at work.