Hosted at University College Cork (UCC), Cork, Ireland, The Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research has local impact with a global reach.
INFANT is answering the international need for research and innovation to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies.
Across pregnancy, birth, infancy and childhood, INFANT is solving challenges through its key research themes.
PREGNANCY
Making pregnancy safer for mothers and babies
NEWBORN
Improving health outcomes for newborn babies
CHILD HEALTH
Advancing the health and well-being of children
Impactful Scientific Breakthroughs
Our Latest Publications
- Gillian M. Maher, Lisa Ryan, Fergus P. McCarthy, Alun Hughes, Chloe Park, Abigail Fraser, Laura D. Howe, Patricia M. Kearney & Linda M. O’Keeffe (2021) “Puberty timing and markers of cardiovascular structure and function at 25 years: a prospective cohort study”. BMC Medicine.
- Aoife Campbell, Gareth Morris, Janosch P. Heller, Elena Langa, Elizabeth Brindley, Jesper Worm, Mads Aaboe Jensen, Meghan T. Miller, David C. Henshall & Cristina R. Reschke(2021) “Antagomir-mediated suppression of microRNA-134 reduces kainic acid-induced seizures in immature mice”. Scientific Reports.
- Änne Helps, Sara Leitao, Laura O’Byrne, Richard Greene, Keelin O’Donoghue (2021) “Governance of maternity services: Effects on the management of perinatal deaths and bereavement services”.Midwifery.
- Sumit A Raurale1,2, Geraldine B Boylan1,2, Sean R Mathieson1,2, William P Marnane1,3, Gordon Lightbody1,3 and John M O’Toole4,1,2 (2021) “Grading hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in neonatal EEG with convolutional neural networks and quadratic time-frequency distributions”. Journal of Neural Engineering.
- Brooke Armistead, Leena Kadam, Emily Siegwald, Fergus P. McCarthy, John C. Kingdom, Hamid-Reza Kohan-Ghadr, Sascha Drewlo (2021) “Induction of the PPARγ (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ)-GCM1 (Glial Cell Missing 1) Syncytialization Axis Reduces sFLT1 (Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1) in the Preeclamptic Placenta”. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979).
- Clarke G. (2021) “Metformin, the gut microbiome and neurogenesis: Lessons learned in rebirth of an old drug”. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
- Tasneem Shetewi1,2, Melissa Finnegan2, Shane Fitzgerald2, Shuai Xu3,4, Emer Duffy2 and Aoife Morrin1,2 (2021) “Investigation of the relationship between skin-emitted volatile fatty acids and skin surface acidity in healthy participants—a pilot study”. Journal of Breath Research.
- (2021) “Altered inflammasome activation in neonatal encephalopathy persists in childhood”. Clinical and Experimental Immunology.
We're thrilled that our work on advancing state-of-the-art AI for neonatal brain injury decision support has been recognised by @AIAwardsIrl.
Congrats to our @UCC colleagues @TyndallInstitut, who have also been listed as a finalist in the same category. #UCCResearch👩🔬🧑🔬
We're delighted to announce this year's finalists in the Best Application of AI in an Academic Research Body at the 2021 AI Awards
Congrats:
@infantcentre at @UCC
@VistaMilk/@insight_centre
Terrain AI at @MaynoothUni
Wearable AI at @TyndallInstitut
#aiawardsirl #aiireland
📢 The #ReCurrentStudy #CareExperience Survey will remain open until the end of Oct 🗓️
👂 We want to hear from as many people as possible across the country to inform service improvements - please share details if you can
🙏 for all support to-date
http://www.tinyurl.com/recurrentcaresurvey https://twitter.com/PregnancyLossIE/status/1440575915365330956
Have you experienced 2 or more 1st-trimester miscarriages & received care in 🇮🇪 in the last 10 years? If so, the #ReCurrentStudy team would like to hear from you
Find out more/take the survey: https://tinyurl.com/recurrentcaresurvey
#RecurrentMiscarriage #CareExperience #HaveYourSay
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has appointed INFANT's Professor Eugene Dempsey to the National Research Ethics Committee for Clinical Trials.
Professor Dempsey is Clinical Professor of Paediatrics in @UCC's Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. #UCCResearch
Welcome Prof Eugene Dempsey, PI & Clinical Lead for Neonatal Research @infantcentre & Consultant Neonatologist @CUH_Cork who joins the National Research Ethics Committee (A) for Clinical Trials as a new member, appointed by @DonnellyStephen #CUMH @UCC @IrelandSouthWID
PhD researcher, Mary Anne Ryan, is fervent in her desire to protect the brain development of pre-term babies who pass through the neonatal unit in CUMH.
Read about Mary Anne's research into preterm babies sleep and brain development⬇️
#UCCResearch
https://www.infantcentre.ie/2021/10/13/phd-student-profile-mary-anne-ryan-general-nurse-paediatric-nurse-and-mid-wife/
Our News
PhD Student Profile: Mary Anne Ryan, General Nurse, Paediatric Nurse and Mid-Wife
Introducing herself as a registered general nurse, paediatric nurse and [...]
INFANT Seminar Series: Dr Nahla Ahmed and Dr Antoine Giraud to Discuss Their Research
The INFANT seminar series will continue this Friday, October 15th [...]
Dr. Eoghan McKernan Takes Part in 7th Annual Trials Methodology Symposium
Dr. Eoghan McKernan took part in the 7th Annual Trials Methodology Symposium, [...]
New Survey Examines the Care Experiences of Women and Their Partners Who Have Had Recurrent Miscarriages
Miscarriage affects one in four couples, while at least 1-3% [...]
INFANT Seminar Series 2021/22: Dr Sophie Casey Presents ‘Inflammation Driven Molecular Alterations in Disorders of the Perinatal Brain’
In our first seminar of the new academic year, Dr [...]
Five INFANT Researchers Contribute to jENS 2021 Congress
Professor Geraldine Boylan, Professor Deirdre Murray and Dr Sean Mathieson, all took part in the jENS 2021 Congress this week, alongside INFANT Ph.D candidates Sonia [...]