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The ROLO Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study

By Sophie Callanan 18 Feb 2022 | 0 comments
The primary ROLO (Randomised cOntrol Trial of LOw glycaemic diet in pregnancy) study was carried out at The National Maternity Hospital in Dublin, Ireland from 2007-2011. This research study involved 800 women who were pregnant with their second child and had previously given birth to an infant weighing more than 4kg. They were invited to take part in a dietary intervention trial from early pregnancy. Women were randomly allocated to receive dietary advice on a low glycamic diet from a dietitian or no dietary advice. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of a low glycaemic index diet on infant birth weight, maternal weight gain during pregnancy and maternal glucose tolerance. The ROLO study has become a longitudinal birth cohort, as the mothers who were part of the primary study and their child who was born into the study have been followed up at 3 months, 6 months, 2 years, 5 years, and 9 to 11 years to continue to study the long-term effects of nutrition during pregnancy on maternal and child health outcomes.

DEDICATED SPECIALIST MENOPAUSE CLINIC IS IN OPERATION AT THE NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL

By admin 28 Jan 2022 | 0 comments
The clinic aims to improve menopause care for women with complex menopausal symptoms The National Maternity Hospital is delighted to announce that the specialist Complex Menopause Clinic supported by funding from the Department of Health and HSE's National Women & Infants Health Programme is open and seeing patients. The service is dedicated to helping patients with serious medical conditions to manage their menopausal symptoms.

A new website to help parents of intensive care babies is launched by The National Maternity Hospital today

By admin 17 Nov 2021 | 0 comments
The website replaces a 120-page booklet previously handed to parents when their new-borns were admitted to the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit Wednesday, 17th November – World Prematurity Day: The National Maternity Hospital today launched a comprehensive, educational site www.nmhnicu.ie, which is dedicated to supporting parents with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit and their families. The site was funded by Rethink Ireland through The NMH Foundation.

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