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Project titled "The Labour Hopscotch Framework: improving outcomes for mother and baby" was the recipient of the Runner-Up award in the 2021 UCD Research Impact Case Study Awards. Starting in 2015, the Director of Midwifery at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems noticed an increase in intervention in birth, epidural and cesarian rates and asked midwives in the National Maternity Hospital to come up with ways in trying to reduce this.
You can watch this video to hear more about the outcomes of this research (opens in a new window)here.
For more information please contact Dr. Denise O'Brien (opens in a new window)denise.obrien@ucd.ie.