Previous research has shown that people with intellectual disabilities face many barriers concerning their sexual citizenship. This is due to others perceiving them as vulnerable and wanting to protect them, rooted in ...

Background: Although motherhood is associated with joy and celebration, adverse mental health outcomes are widely documented in international literature. Yet, publications concerning maternal mental health in an Irish ...

Background: Family-centred care (FCC) is the preferred model of care for hospitalised children and their families, both in Ireland (Coyne, 2013) and internationally (Feeg et al, 2016). There is no internationally agreed ...

This thesis showcases an interdisciplinary and comprehensive exploration of perinatal death in Ireland through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Employing a social constructionist approach, this study questions the ...

Background: Chronic pain is a widespread issue in children's health that has a widespread impact on daily activities including participation in school settings. Thus, effective pain management has been emphasised to lessen ...

Background: Opiate Agonist Treatment (OAT), also referred to as Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT), has been the cornerstone of medically assisted treatment for people with an opiate use disorder for over five decades. ...

Background: The presence of fetal movements (FMs) is regarded as an indicator of fetal wellbeing during pregnancy. Conversely, maternal perception of reduced fetal movements (RFM) is considered a potential sign of a fetus ...

The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has affected the health and wellbeing of children across the world. Children with complex care needs (CCNs) have a range of health and social care needs, including physical, developmental, ...

Background: Globally, the problem of hidden harms to children of parents who use drugs and alcohol has been recognised, yet international literature has highlighted the difficulties with estimating the prevalence of ...

Maternity care in contemporary Ireland is situated within a medical model of birth that conceptualises pregnancy and labour as potentially pathological and inherently risky. Grounded within this paradigm, maternity services ...