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    • A World Leading SFI Research Centre

    The Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT) is Ireland’s first dedicated perinatal research centre.

    Mission and Values

    Our mission is to make pregnancy safer and to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies. We are developing innovative technologies to improve the treatment and care available to mothers and babies worldwide.

    Our Partnerships

    INFANT is funded by Science Foundation Ireland. We are an industry-facing centre developing innovations that build commercial opportunities with our industry partners.

    Who We Are

    A World Leading Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre

    INFANT is a global force for development in perinatal healthcare, funded by Science Foundation Ireland.

    Although maternal and perinatal complications account for nearly 10% of the global burden of disease, R&D investment in perinatal health remains small and non-strategic. It has been estimated that equitable industry R&D and public sector research funding in perinatal health over the next 10-20 years could avert 3% of the global disease burden.

    Access to world-first technologies allows our industry partners to deliver innovative solutions to global markets, creating exciting and vast economic opportunities. Most importantly of all, INFANT will have fundamental societal impacts by changing the delivery of healthcare and improving outcomes for the most vulnerable members of our society – mothers and their babies.

    Our Research

    Latest Publications

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    • STRIDER UK: a randomised controlled trial of sildenafil therapy in dismal prognosis early-onset intrauterine growth restriction.

      Sharp, A., Comforth, C., Jackson, R., Turner, M., Kenny, L., Baker, P., (...)

    • Neonatal Seizure Detection Using Convolutional Neural Networks

      O’Shea, A., Lightbody, G., Boylan, G., Temko, A.

    • The public awareness of stillbirth: An Irish population study.

      Nuzum, D., Meaney, S., O'Donoghue, K.

    Our News

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      21 Aug 2017

      Infant Researchers Win Emerging Investigator Award

      The HRB Emerging Investigator Awards helps talented researchers reach the next stage of their careers.

    • Official Opening
      22 Jun 2018

      UCC Paediatric Academic Unit Opens

      The UCC PAU opens, home to INFANT clinical research

    • Child at School
      07 Jun 2018

      New Research: Impact of Hypertensive Disorders

      Association between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and autism & ADHD in children

    • Paediatric doctor family
      21 May 2018

      INFANT Secures Almost €1Million to Enable Better Clinical Trials for Infants and Children

      Launch of ‘In4Kids’ - a new Irish paediatric trial network to support research developing new medici...

    • mother and baby
      16 May 2018

      Launch of the B-BEST START Book for Parents

      The launch of a Practical and Completed Guide to Health, Well-being and Resilience in Infant and Ear...

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    Who We Are

    Get to know our international community of researchers, the multi-disciplinary team who implement our research programme across pregnancy, birth, infancy and childhood health.

    Our vision is to establish INFANT as the world’s leading perinatal translational research centre. The centre is led Prof Geraldine Boylan. A team of researchers and postgraduates drive the INFANT programme, underpinned by a dedicated and highly skilled research support team and operations team.

    Our Team
    1 Directors
    11 Principal Investigators
    16 Postgraduate Students
    13 Operations Team
    Alumni
    National and International Partners
    Mum and sleeping baby

    Get Involved

    INFANT brings people of all ages and interests together.
    Engage with our research team through our Events and Outreach Programmes.

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