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Pregnancy Loss Research Group attend International Stillbirth Alliance Conference in Sheffield
Members of the Pregnancy Loss Research Group (PLRG) attended the at The 深夜亚洲福利久久 of Sheffield from 30 June to 02 July, showcasing a variety of work through invited, oral and poster presentations.
On the first day of the conference, gave an invited talk titled 鈥淪tillbirth matters: Evidence and impact to inform policy and practice in Ireland鈥, outlining the latest perinatal death statistics in Ireland, updates from Bereavement Standards implementation, recent research from the Group, and policy and practice developments. Dr Brendan Fitzgerald provided an overview of 鈥淪tillbirths during the COVID-19 Pandemic鈥 during an invited talk on the final day of the conference, highlighting the Irish experience. This was the first year that the full perinatal pathology team attended and presented at the conference, showcasing the diversity of research undertaken by the Group and its growth in recent years.
At the closing ceremony, Professor Keelin O鈥橠onoghue was awarded the ISA Distinguished Researcher Award for her contribution or her contribution to research on stillbirth/newborn death. Caroline O鈥機onnor was awarded ISA Best Poster Award for her poster titled 鈥淩isk factors and characteristics associated with stillbirth in twin pregnancies鈥.

Delegates at ISA Sheffield 2023, including members of the PLRG and staff from the Saolta Hospital Group. Photo: ISA
PLRG oral presentations at ISA 2023
| Title | Presenting author | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Implementation of a perinatal mortality review tool for Ireland: Understanding facilitators and barriers | Professor Keelin O鈥橠onoghue (on behalf of Emily O鈥機onnor) | ACHIEVE |
| Fetal death in dichorionic diamniotic (DCDA) twin pregnancies: An assessment of the current clinical practice guidelines | Professor Keelin O鈥橠onoghue (on behalf of Caroline O鈥機onnor) | MILESTONE |
| International leave policies on pregnancy loss before viability | (on behalf of Ruadh Kelly-Harrington) | PLACES |
| Pregnancy loss before viability: A scoping review of workplace supports | Marita Hennessy PhD (on behalf of Ruadh Kelly-Harrington) | PLACES |
| Bridging the gap between pregnancy loss research, policy and practice: Involving knowledge users in identifying barriers, facilitators and key strategies in knowledge translation | Marita Hennessy PhD |
PLATFORM |
| The perceived dispensability of recurrent miscarriage care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative interview study | Marita Hennessy PhD | RE:CURRENT |
| Maternal morbidity and postpartum medical complications in women who experienced stillbirth at a tertiary maternity hospital between 2017 and 2021 | Professor Keelin O鈥 Donoghue (on behalf of Felicia Deonarine) |
Area: Stillbirth |
| Consent issues across the globe | Dr Jessica White | Area: Perinatal pathology |
| Delayed villous maturation (DVM): Why do some babies demise with the presence of placental DVM and others do not? | Dr Brendan Fitzgerald (on behalf of Dr Amy Fogarty) |
Area: Perinatal pathology |
| How a service model supported by specialist medical scientists helped address inequity of access to specialist perinatal pathology services within a regional maternity service | Therese Brosnan |
Area: Perinatal pathology |
| Evolution of a perinatal pathology service: Tthe first 10 years highlights the importance of late miscarriage investigation and increasing demand for placental pathology | Susan Dineen |
Area: Perinatal pathology |
| Perinatal post mortem support: Accompanying parents in their religious and cultural approaches appreciating the value of perinatal postmortem | Dr Daniel Nuzum |
Area: Spirituality |
PLRG poster presentations at ISA 2023
| Title | Presenting author | Project |
|---|---|---|
| A systematic review of standardised tools used in perinatal death review programmes | Professor Keelin O鈥橠onoghue (on behalf of Dr Emily O鈥機onnor) | ACHIEVE |
| Risk factors and characteristics associated with stillbirth in twin pregnancies | Professor Keelin O鈥橠onoghue (on behalf of Caroline O鈥機onnor) | MILESTONE |
| The RELEVANT Study: Rethinking stiLlbirth through bEhaViour chAnge iNtervenTions 鈥 the next steps | Tamara Esca帽uela S谩nchez |
RELEVANT |
| A systematic review of behaviour change techniques used in the context of stillbirth prevention | Tamara Esca帽uela S谩nchez | RELEVANT |
| Pregnancy outcome of trisomy 18 pregnancies following legalisation of termination of pregnancy in Ireland | Professor Keelin O鈥橠onoghue (on behalf of Dr Hadas Miremberg) | Area: Termination of pregnancy |
| Redesign of autopsy consent forms can reduce but not eliminate form completion errors | Dr Jessica White | Area: Perinatal pathology |
| An audit of parental choices around organ retention at perinatal post-mortem examination | Brid O鈥橲ullivan | Area: Perinatal pathology |
Founded in 2003, the connects clinicians, researchers, and families from around the world to end preventable stillbirths and neonatal deaths. At the opening ceremony delegates were welcomed by ISA鈥檚 Chair, Dr Paula Quigley, and Professor Marta Cohen, local organiser. Antoinette Ayers, one of ISA鈥檚 co-founders, sent a video message, acknolwdging the twentieth anniversary of ISA and achievements to date.
Members of the PLRG have been actively involved in ISA over the years. Dr Margaret Murphy is a member of the ISA Board, and Professor Keelin O鈥橠onoghue, Dr Daniel Nuzum and Anne Marie Farrell are members of various (advocacy, bereavement and prevention). The PLRG also hosted the ISA 2017 Conference in Cork.