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Inside a Kilimanjaro Antenatal Clinic: Can Better Data Improve Maternal and Newborn Health?
Last month, LINDA-FAMILIA project researchers gathered at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to work together on a key project task: evaluation of the newly implemented digital health systems in each of the four project countries.
New research programme exploring probiotics and the developing infant microbiome
Researchers at University College Cork’s APC Microbiome Ireland and INFANT Research Centre, together with Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) and Teagasc, have begun a new research programme exploring how probiotics may influence the developing gut microbiome during the early years of life.
Designing a digital health system
When a digital health information system is complex for the people who rely on it, such as frontline health workers, the consequences reach far beyond a slow screen.
From Cork to Kilimanjaro: a decade of partnership in maternal and newborn health
In 2016, researchers and clinicians from the INFANT Research Centre at UCC travelled to Tanzania to explore collaboration in maternal and child health. Over the course of the visit, the team engaged with a number of potential partner sites, with Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) and the Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI) emerging as the best mutual fit for ongoing collaboration.
Pregnancy complications can affect mental health long after birth
New research from INFANT Research Centre, University College Cork, highlights the long-term psychological impact of pregnancy and birth complications, calling for more compassionate, woman-centred maternity care.
Better conversations could strengthen stillbirth-prevention efforts
A University College Cork study led by researchers from the National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, the Pregnancy Loss Research Group at INFANT Research Centre and the School of Public Health, highlights missed opportunities to reduce stillbirth risk in Ireland.
Giving premature babies a stronger start: how PremSmart transformed neonatal nutrition in Ireland
For babies born too soon, the first days of life are critical. During this period, nutrition plays a critical role in brain development, growth and long-term health.