Laura Linehan
@lauralinehan.bsky.social
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Post-CSCST ASPIRE Fellow in Preterm Birth and Pregnancy Loss, PhD (Recurrent miscarriage and infertility).
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New research reveals ‘postcode lottery’ for second trimester baby loss
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Andrea Woolner, @lauralinehan.bsky.social, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Rosinder Kaur, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social
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Andrea Woolner, @lauralinehan.bsky.social, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Rosinder Kaur, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social
New research reveals ‘postcode lottery’ for second trimester baby loss
New study, funded by Tommy’s, finds care for pregnancy loss in the second trimester varies across the UKCare, including medication, bereavement support and interventions during subsequent pregnancies ...
www.manchester.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
New research reveals ‘postcode lottery’ for second trimester baby loss
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...
Andrea Woolner, @lauralinehan.bsky.social, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Rosinder Kaur, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...
Andrea Woolner, @lauralinehan.bsky.social, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Rosinder Kaur, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social
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"...significant inconsistencies in how clinics present information online, with particular concerns regarding transparency about success rates, associated risks, add-on techniques and the legal and ethical issues that may arise during the use of these techniques."
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Information and misinformation on assisted human reproduction techniques in Europe: a normative analysis of the information provided on the websites of medically assisted reproduction clinics - BMC Me...
Background As part of the European Be better informed about Fertility project (B2-InF), we carried out a normative analysis of the information provided online by assisted reproduction clinics to the E...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:06 AM
"...significant inconsistencies in how clinics present information online, with particular concerns regarding transparency about success rates, associated risks, add-on techniques and the legal and ethical issues that may arise during the use of these techniques."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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New research finds higher risk of repeat premature birth after late-stage caesarean section during premature labour
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New research finds higher risk of repeat premature birth after late-stage caesarean section during premature labour
Tommy's and researchers at University College London show link between late caesarean section in premature labour and increased risk of future premature birth.
www.tommys.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:53 PM
New research finds higher risk of repeat premature birth after late-stage caesarean section during premature labour
www.tommys.org/about-us/new...
www.tommys.org/about-us/new...
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Time to change Canada’s stillbirth definition and regulatory framework
“The definition and criteria used for reporting stillbirths in Canada are idiosyncratic and dated, and directly responsible for the country’s artificially high and rising stillbirth rate”
“The definition and criteria used for reporting stillbirths in Canada are idiosyncratic and dated, and directly responsible for the country’s artificially high and rising stillbirth rate”
Time to change Canada’s stillbirth definition and regulatory framework
Key points
The definition and criteria used for reporting stillbirths in Canada are idiosyncratic and dated, and directly responsible for the country’s artificially high and rising stillbirth rate (wh...
www.cmaj.ca
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Time to change Canada’s stillbirth definition and regulatory framework
“The definition and criteria used for reporting stillbirths in Canada are idiosyncratic and dated, and directly responsible for the country’s artificially high and rising stillbirth rate”
“The definition and criteria used for reporting stillbirths in Canada are idiosyncratic and dated, and directly responsible for the country’s artificially high and rising stillbirth rate”
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Pregnancy Outcomes After Second Trimester Pregnancy Loss & Termination for Medical Reasons Before 24 Weeks: A Historical Cohort Study [PASTeL-2]
Andrea Woolner, Konstantin Shestopaloff, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social
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Andrea Woolner, Konstantin Shestopaloff, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social
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@bjog.bsky.social
OBGYN
Objective To investigate if second trimester pregnancy loss (second trimester miscarriage [STM] or termination for medical reasons [TFMR]) was associated with subsequent adverse pregnancy outcomes. ...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Pregnancy Outcomes After Second Trimester Pregnancy Loss & Termination for Medical Reasons Before 24 Weeks: A Historical Cohort Study [PASTeL-2]
Andrea Woolner, Konstantin Shestopaloff, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social
obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@bjog.bsky.social
Andrea Woolner, Konstantin Shestopaloff, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social
obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@bjog.bsky.social
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‘Jess’s rule’ posters remind GPs in England to re-examine patients’ symptoms
‘Jess’s rule’ posters remind GPs in England to re-examine patients’ symptoms
Doctors told to consider a second opinion or order more tests if a patient has three appointments but no diagnosis
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:51 PM
‘Jess’s rule’ posters remind GPs in England to re-examine patients’ symptoms
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Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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New maternal mortality figures are ‘profoundly shocking’, says Tommy’s Chief Executive
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New maternal mortality figures are ‘profoundly shocking’, says Tommy’s Chief Executive
The number of women who die during or soon after pregnancy has risen by a fifth since the government promised to cut maternal deaths by half, new figures show.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
New maternal mortality figures are ‘profoundly shocking’, says Tommy’s Chief Executive
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'I didn't think it was going to happen to me' - calls for better public awareness of stillbirths
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@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social @ucc.ie @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social
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@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social @ucc.ie @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social
Calls for better public awareness of stillbirths
A national pregnancy loss group is calling for better public awareness of stillbirths and research into reducing the number that occur in Ireland each year.
www.rte.ie
November 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
'I didn't think it was going to happen to me' - calls for better public awareness of stillbirths
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social @ucc.ie @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social
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@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @roinnslainte.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social @ucc.ie @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social
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A study earlier this month found that America’s more fragmented media landscape — particularly the takeoff of cable news — accounts for fully one third of the increase in cultural conflict in the US since the year 2000.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A study earlier this month found that America’s more fragmented media landscape — particularly the takeoff of cable news — accounts for fully one third of the increase in cultural conflict in the US since the year 2000.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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Excited to share my latest, an article I've had in my head for years, Fetal Life Hypocrisies. A brief thread -- papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Fetal Life Hypocrisies
<p><span>Fifty years ago in </span><span>Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court proclaimed and validated the state interest in protecting fetal life. That validation ha
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October 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Excited to share my latest, an article I've had in my head for years, Fetal Life Hypocrisies. A brief thread -- papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.
“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”
Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money
Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.
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Last night we launched two new resources:
🧰 Pregnancy Loss & the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers & Employees
📖 Words at Work: Experiences of pregnancy loss in the workplace {up to 23 weeks}
Available on our website-please share & use 🙏
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
🧰 Pregnancy Loss & the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers & Employees
📖 Words at Work: Experiences of pregnancy loss in the workplace {up to 23 weeks}
Available on our website-please share & use 🙏
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
New national resources launched to create more compassionate workplaces for people who experience pregnancy loss | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Last night we launched two new resources:
🧰 Pregnancy Loss & the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers & Employees
📖 Words at Work: Experiences of pregnancy loss in the workplace {up to 23 weeks}
Available on our website-please share & use 🙏
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
🧰 Pregnancy Loss & the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers & Employees
📖 Words at Work: Experiences of pregnancy loss in the workplace {up to 23 weeks}
Available on our website-please share & use 🙏
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
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Tonight in City Hall, Cork we published "Words at Work"
Each text in the book is a direct quotation from a person with experience of pregnancy loss who participated in the PLACES Project
www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social #PLRG_WordsAtWork
Each text in the book is a direct quotation from a person with experience of pregnancy loss who participated in the PLACES Project
www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social #PLRG_WordsAtWork
October 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Tonight in City Hall, Cork we published "Words at Work"
Each text in the book is a direct quotation from a person with experience of pregnancy loss who participated in the PLACES Project
www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social #PLRG_WordsAtWork
Each text in the book is a direct quotation from a person with experience of pregnancy loss who participated in the PLACES Project
www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social #PLRG_WordsAtWork
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International Week of Deaf People 2025 & #IrishSignLanguage Awareness Week are taking place from 22–28 September 2025
We have lots to do in this area, sharing our Recurrent Miscarriage ISL video as a start: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWY5...
#IWDP25 #IDSL2025 @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
We have lots to do in this area, sharing our Recurrent Miscarriage ISL video as a start: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWY5...
#IWDP25 #IDSL2025 @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
Recurrent miscarriage - Information & guidance (Irish Sign Language)
YouTube video by Pregnancy Loss Research Group UCC
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September 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
International Week of Deaf People 2025 & #IrishSignLanguage Awareness Week are taking place from 22–28 September 2025
We have lots to do in this area, sharing our Recurrent Miscarriage ISL video as a start: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWY5...
#IWDP25 #IDSL2025 @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
We have lots to do in this area, sharing our Recurrent Miscarriage ISL video as a start: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWY5...
#IWDP25 #IDSL2025 @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
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🆕 Resource: #PLRG_Bingo
⚠️ We hear these myths about pregnancy loss every day, through our research, clinical & advocacy work
💡 We have created #PLRG_Bingo to shine a spotlight on these myths & to present evidence as to why they are inaccurate
🔗 Access the full resource: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
⚠️ We hear these myths about pregnancy loss every day, through our research, clinical & advocacy work
💡 We have created #PLRG_Bingo to shine a spotlight on these myths & to present evidence as to why they are inaccurate
🔗 Access the full resource: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
September 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🆕 Resource: #PLRG_Bingo
⚠️ We hear these myths about pregnancy loss every day, through our research, clinical & advocacy work
💡 We have created #PLRG_Bingo to shine a spotlight on these myths & to present evidence as to why they are inaccurate
🔗 Access the full resource: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
⚠️ We hear these myths about pregnancy loss every day, through our research, clinical & advocacy work
💡 We have created #PLRG_Bingo to shine a spotlight on these myths & to present evidence as to why they are inaccurate
🔗 Access the full resource: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
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@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @escanuelatamara.bsky.social @lauralinehan.bsky.social @danielnuzum.bsky.social @carolinemjoyce.bsky.social @mgtmurphy.bsky.social #PLRG_Bingo
🆕 Resource: #PLRG_Bingo
⚠️ We hear these myths about pregnancy loss every day, through our research, clinical & advocacy work
💡 We have created #PLRG_Bingo to shine a spotlight on these myths & to present evidence as to why they are inaccurate
🔗 Access the full resource: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
⚠️ We hear these myths about pregnancy loss every day, through our research, clinical & advocacy work
💡 We have created #PLRG_Bingo to shine a spotlight on these myths & to present evidence as to why they are inaccurate
🔗 Access the full resource: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
September 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Loss of a baby ‘rarely discussed’ and Ireland lags behind other countries in prevention, obstetrician warns
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@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @oireachtasnews.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie
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@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @oireachtasnews.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie
Loss of a baby ‘rarely discussed’ and Ireland lags behind other countries in prevention, obstetrician warns
The death of a baby or the loss of a pregnancy is a devastating yet unfortunately common experience in Ireland, and sadly rarely discussed, a leading obstetrician said today in calling for more preven...
www.independent.ie
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Loss of a baby ‘rarely discussed’ and Ireland lags behind other countries in prevention, obstetrician warns
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@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @oireachtasnews.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie
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@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @oireachtasnews.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie
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ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
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🆕📄 Socioeconomic deprivation as a risk factor for stillbirth: a case-control study
✍️ Jessica Keane, Paul Corcoran, Sara Leitao, Joye McKernan, Edel Manning, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Richard Greene
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✍️ Jessica Keane, Paul Corcoran, Sara Leitao, Joye McKernan, Edel Manning, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Richard Greene
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@npec-ucc.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social
Socioeconomic deprivation as a risk factor for stillbirth: a case-control study
Stillbirth is a devastating outcome for families. Identifying and addressing risk factors is of crucial importance. Level of deprivation has been link…
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September 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🆕📄 Socioeconomic deprivation as a risk factor for stillbirth: a case-control study
✍️ Jessica Keane, Paul Corcoran, Sara Leitao, Joye McKernan, Edel Manning, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Richard Greene
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@npec-ucc.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social
✍️ Jessica Keane, Paul Corcoran, Sara Leitao, Joye McKernan, Edel Manning, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Richard Greene
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@npec-ucc.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social
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