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29 Apr, 2020
- With schools currently closed, Active School Week has been replaced with Active Home Week. Dr Helen McAvoy from the Institute of Public Health explores the challenges and…
1 Apr, 2020
- It is established globally that a healthy maternal diet during pregnancy is important in programming fetal growth and development. The assessment of maternal dietary intake, however, is challenging…
4 Mar, 2020
- Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is controversial. This prospective study compared different sets of diagnostic cut-…
1 Feb, 2020
- Point-of-care (POC) measurement of glucose is currently recommended only for the monitoring of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).…
1 Jan, 2020
- Internationally, there is no consensus about the optimum diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This prospective…
1 Jun, 2019
- We read with interest the data on the long-term risks of untreated mild hyperglycemia from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy…
29 Apr, 2019
- While the structure and opportunity for child play has changed across the generations, there is little empirical evidence on how it…
1 Feb, 2019
- The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to determine whether a behavioural intervention in pregnancy supported by online…
7 Jun, 2018
- Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may be universal or selective based on risk factors. We audited selective screening…
6 Jun, 2017
- IPH policy team has responded to a consultation on the implementation of the revised primary school curriculum in the Republic of…
1 Apr, 2017
- Smoking during pregnancy is the most significant modifiable risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Tobacco use has a long-standing…
8 Mar, 2017
- IPH welcome the opportunity to respond to the NI consultation on regulations to restrict smoking in private vehicles when children are…
7 Feb, 2017
- The purpose of this report is to document the work undertaken to date by the Irish Partners on the CHRODIS project with a particular…
21 Dec, 2016
- This all Ireland study found that that existing ethical and practice codes say it is never acceptable to lie to patients in any…
29 Nov, 2016
- Ireland’s 2nd Physical Activity Report Card launched today, along with 37 other country report cards“The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the concurrent preparation of Report Cards on…
29 Nov, 2016
- Ireland’s 2nd Physical Activity Report Card was launched, along with 37 other country report cards “The Active Healthy Kids Global…
25 Jul, 2016
- The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) in the UK invited submissions to a consultation on food and soft drink advertising to…
1 Apr, 2016
- The early years period is a critical time for child health and wellbeing. Where children grow up with secure relationships, safe home-…
1 Mar, 2016
- IPH submitted views on the Diabetes Strategic Framework Consultation in Northern Ireland in May 2016. In Northern Ireland there are 85,…
13 Jan, 2016
- This IPH report (2013) (prepared for the ROI Department of Health) presents findings from the National Consultation on Rare Disease…