Monday 30 January 2017 Bite-Sized Science On January 25th, science took over Triskel Christchurch in Cork for the FameLab Munster Heat. FameLab is one of the biggest science communication competitions in the world. Presenters have three minutes to explain [...]
Tuesday 10 January 2017 The Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study; Irelands largest birth cohort study has just completed its study of children from before birth through to 5 years of age. We wish to mark this [...]
Wednesday 04 January 2017 Pre-eclampsia, a serious condition of late pregnancy, characterized by high blood pressure and increased protein in the urine in the second-half of pregnancy. This condition affects 5% of first time mothers and [...]
Tuesday 03 January 2017 Low Deficiency INFANT researchers have shown that Vitamin D deficiency is low in Irish toddlers. In comparision with figures for Irish adults, a small percentage of two year olds are deficient. However, the study shows that Vitamin D [...]
Thursday 22 December 2016 Consultant Obstetricians have their say on Twitter: #wearedelivering the maternity service On 12 Dec, the Irish Times published an opinion article entitled "Ireland’s Maternity Services: An Ongoing Horror Story" In response, 26 [...]
Tuesday 20 December 2016 Fundraising for mums and babies On 11 November, Women's Fitness Plus Gym hosted a fundraising fashion show. This incredible night, hosted in the Women's Fitness Plus bespoke studio, was all in aid of the [...]
Monday 19 December 2016 INFANT Awards 2016 The inaugural INFANT Awards 2016, held in the main auditorium Cork Maternity Hospital, showcased the incredible talent, teamwork and commitment to innovation which makes the work of the INFANT centre [...]
Wednesday 14 December 2016 HIE and Therapeutic Hypothermia Research at the INFANT centre is focused on developing new ways to help mothers and babies. One of the treatment options being studied by our researchers is [...]
Wednesday 30 November 2016 Presenter Anne-Marie Tomchak, UK editor of Mashable, returned home to Ireland determined to explore a world where our digital fingerprints are being captured and applied in all areas of modern life. In INFANT, she met with [...]
Wednesday 26 October 2016 Researchers from the INFANT Centre are presenting their work at the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy XX World Congress in São Paulo, Brazil. Our director, Prof Louise Kenny [...]