Wednesday 14 August 2019 Christoph Schwarz has recently joined INFANT as a visiting clinical research fellow. Get to know him a bit better! Background I’m a Paediatrician and Neonatologist from Tuebingen in Germany where I did my training at the University of Tuebingen in Germany – in a very old nice university city like UCC [...]
Tuesday 30 July 2019 INFANT research finds pre-eclampsia increases risk of kidney disease. Women with pre-eclampsia during pregnancy have a five-fold increased risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) later in life compared to women who don’t develop pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, according to a new study. Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy complication that causes high blood pressure [...]
Monday 24 June 2019 One of INFANTs biggest supporters was among those conferred with an honorary doctorate at UCC earlier this month. The conferment of an honorary degree is one of the highest honours bestowed on and received by a person in Ireland. Honorary graduates are selected carefully to recognise outstanding distinction in their chosen [...]
Tuesday 18 June 2019 The Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Niall Burgess and Chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Ireland, Mr Reece Smyth, are pleased to announce 36 Fulbright Irish Awardees for 2019-2020. Recipients were presented with Awards at a ceremony in Dublin Castle on Friday. Academics, professionals and students [...]
Thursday 13 June 2019 Guest post by Beth Corcoran INFANT was host to HRB NEPTuNE’s third Study Day last Thursday June 6th. Scholars, Tim Hurley, Megan Dibble and Chelo del Rosario travelled to Cork to participate in the day’s workshops and presentations. As always, our Study Day schedule aspires to provide our scholars with an [...]
Tuesday 07 May 2019 Newborn babies in Tanzania die at a rate of 40 per 1000, a shocking 4% of all births. INFANT PI, Dr Deirdre Murray is raising money to send experienced nurses and doctors from Cork University Hospital to spend time with the staff in Kilimanjaro and to work with them to provide [...]
Monday 15 April 2019 Launched today pregnancyandinfantloss.ie is a first-of-its-kind website for Ireland. A valuable resource for parents who experience pregnancy loss or perinatal death, the website provides accurate and accessible information on a sensitive and often stigmatised subject, shares the latest research into the causes of baby loss, promotes emotional well-being, and offers details on how to access [...]
Monday 01 April 2019 The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has announced the recipients of the 2019 BNF Drummond Early Career Scientist Award – recognising early career excellence in nutrition science. Our postdoctoral researcher Dr Elaine McCarthy received the runner-up title. Elaine has been recognised for her work in the field of paediatric and neonatal nutrition, [...]
Tuesday 19 March 2019 Congratulations to our PhD researcher Gillian Maher who was selected for the Pfizer-SRI President's Presenter's Award. She received the award at the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) 66th Annual Scientific Meeting in Paris, last week. Gillian's presentation at the meeting was titled 'Association between Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A [...]
Pregnancy loss, in the form of early or late miscarriage, or stillbirth, neonatal or infant death, occurs in 20-25% of pregnancies and is the most common complication of pregnancy. Dealing with the loss of a baby or pregnancy is a very difficult time for parents and families and providing bereavement care is an integral part [...]