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27 Oct, 2020
- Maternity care in hospitals in the Republic of Ireland is funded by a hybrid of public finance and private health insurance. …
27 Sep, 2020
- Public health aims to promote and protect the health of the whole population. Public health focuses on the prevention of ill health. A…
21 Sep, 2020
- Caesarean section (CS) rates are increasing and there are wide variations in rates internationally and nationally. There is evidence…
1 Jun, 2020
- The Institute has published a new technical resource – Alcohol deaths in Ireland and Northern Ireland: an aid to interpretation – to…
30 May, 2020
- In March 2020, IPH Director of Policy, Dr Helen McAvoy, gave evidence, alongside the British Medical Association in Northern Ireland, to the UK Commission on Alcohol Harm as part of an inquiry into…
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…
1 Mar, 2020
- Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can have serious clinical consequences for both the woman and her offspring in the short and long…
1 Mar, 2020
- In May 2019, the North South Alcohol Policy Advisory Group (NSAPAG) convened a knowledge exchange forum in Belfast. This day-long event brought together academics, policy makers, clinicians, and the…
28 Feb, 2020
- This longitudinal study examined the profile and pregnancy-related behaviours of women who reported smoking in two successive…
1 Feb, 2020
- Point-of-care (POC) measurement of glucose is currently recommended only for the monitoring of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).…