đź“ŁNew paper by INFANT Research Centre Principal Investigator Prof Keelin O’Donoghue, Deirdre Murphy, Prof. Declan Devane, eleanor molloy, Fiona Boland, et. al.
đź’ˇ’Digital fetal scalp stimulation versus fetal blood sampling to assess fetal wellbeing in labour -a multi-centre randomised controlled trial: Fetal Intrapartum Randomised Scalp Stimulation Trial’
🔎Read paper here: https://lnkd.in/evFFBcFG
🤱It’s #NationalBreastfeedingAwarenessWeek
đź’ˇBreastfeeding is recommended, where possible, because it has many health benefits for mum and baby
🔎Check out these papers by INFANT researchers to know more:
https://lnkd.in/eVjde8Qs
Health Service Executive University College Cork Mairead Kiely Geraldine Boylan Alan Irvine MD DSc Deirdre Murray Eugene Dempsey Sonia Lenehan Vicki Livingstone Leanna Fogarty Teresa Berkery
📢Do you know someone who has been pregnant with non-identical twins in <18 months ago?
đź’ˇINFANT Research Centre and Pregnancy Loss Research Group PhD Scholar Caroline O’Connor would like to speak with people about their antenatal care experiences to inform improvement efforts
#TheMILESTONEstudy Irish Research Council NPEC National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre University College Cork UCC Medicine and Health UCC Innovation UCC Alumni and Development Cork University Hospitals Group
📢INFANT Research Centre is at the International Child Neurology Congress 2022
💡The International Child Neurology Association are dedicated to promoting education & research in child neurology
🗣️Prof Geraldine Boylan is attending this congress as an invited speaker discussing ‘Neonatal seizures:new horizons’
🔎Check out the full list of speakers and talks here:
https://lnkd.in/eE5Snn9q
Meet INFANT Lead Investigator Dr Simon Woodworth.
Simon is a lecturer in Business Information Systems in Cork University Business School. He teaches technical topics such as programming, software development and mobile application development.
Simon’s main research interests are: Connected Health in both community and hospital settings, in developed and developing countries. He is particularly interested in how improvements in patient outcomes can be brought about by replacing paper-based systems with electronic ones.
Other areas of research which interest Simon include how information systems influence patient care pathways; how decision support systems and business intelligence influence patient care and care management; how disruptive low – cost technologies can be used in resource limited environments and information systems cybersecurity.
Simon is currently involved in the following INFANT projects
“I have been involved in INFANT as a researcher for over eight years. Working here has always been hugely rewarding as the research is high impact with a measurable effect on the care of women and infants. I am thrilled to take on the role of Lead Investigator. I am very much looking forward to a busy few years working on multiple projects with the potential to improve clinical care both here in Ireland and also in sub-Saharan Africa. Right now this means continuing our work on the electronic birth registry for the KILIMANJARO COALESCE project in Tanzania, as well as contributing technically to theC4C project, the C-CAMHS project and the CODALIFE proposal”
Career Profile
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📢Check out this University College Cork Magazine ‘Independent Thinking’ article
💡INFANT researcher sarusha pillay  & commercial lead of the #pHetalsafe project explains how this novel technology could potentially revolutionise obstetric care
📢Last week INFANT PI Prof Deirdre Murray was a lead speaker at the UCC Medicine and Health ‘from Molecules to people’ Research Conference
đź’ˇThis conference provided a forum where researchers at availed of the opportunity for network building and further collaboration
Read more about the event here:
https://www.ucc.ie/en/med-health/news/comh-research-conference-from-molecules-to-people.html
Doctor Researcher: Aisa Shayo
Aisa is pursuing a PhD in the area of improved care for premature babies in order to reduce neonatal mortality caused by Preterm deliveries which is among the top three causes of death in neonates.
Aisa is a Paediatrician working in Tanzania at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC) which is a consultant hospital in Northern Tanzania. She is also a lecturer at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCO). She supervises and teaches diploma students, Medical doctor students (MD) and Masters students (MMED). She also provides supervision on research thesis for MD four and Masters students. She is also involved in several board member committee both at the hospital and university college as well. She is current head of department of Paediatrics both at the hospital and university College.
Aisa’s planned thesis is titled: THE IMPACT, PERCEPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF KMC AT THE NEONATAL UNIT AMONG HCWs AND MOTHERS OF PREMATURE NEONATES AT KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTER, NORTHERN TANZANIA
Study Aim:
· What is the impact of KMC at neonatal unit of zonal consultant hospital in northern Tanzania?
· What is the perception and implementation of KMC by the mothers and health care providers from zonal consultant hospital?
The Objectives of the study are:
1. To determine the timing of death and factors associated with mortality in all preterm neonates born between 2010 to 2020 years in KCMC hospital.
2. To assess the implementation of KMC among mothers of premature neonates trained over the past 10 years since its introduction in KCMC, measured by the percentage of mothers trained in KMC effectively and follow up.
3. To assess the perception and KMC practice among health care providers and mothers of premature neonates at KCMC hospital in northern Tanzania.
4. To assess the growth and development outcome of preterm neonates who received KMC compared to preterm neonates of the same birth weight who did not receive KMC over the past 2 years.
Aisa she wants to contribute to improve care for premature babies as well motivate/improve on use of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) may impact on reduction of neonatal mortality and morbidity. She also wants to improvises knowledge to both healthcare workers and mothers of preterm babies.
The use of KMC should be continued in conjunction with respiratory support using bubble CPAP.
Aisa conducted her research part of her PHD support with INFANT. Her supervisors are Professor Deidre Murray from Cork University and Prof Blandina Mmbaga from KCMUCO Tanzania
