ProfFionnuala Breathnach
Associate Professor
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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- Associate ProfessorObstetrics and Gynaecology
- 01-4022540 (Work)
- 01-4022540 (Mobile)
- RCSI, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin 1
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
• Doctorate thesis on thyroid function in pregnancy (2008)
• 57 published papers in peer-reviewed journals
• Lead researcher on a multicentre national study on twin pregnancy in Ireland (ESPRiT 2007 – 2009)
• Site Principal Investigator at the Rotunda for the HRB Mother and Baby Clinical Trials Network (September 2015 – present)
• Executive Management Committee Member for HRB- MBCTN
Principal research themes are Diabetes in Pregnancy, Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease and Multiple Gestation.
• 57 published papers in peer-reviewed journals
• Lead researcher on a multicentre national study on twin pregnancy in Ireland (ESPRiT 2007 – 2009)
• Site Principal Investigator at the Rotunda for the HRB Mother and Baby Clinical Trials Network (September 2015 – present)
• Executive Management Committee Member for HRB- MBCTN
Principal research themes are Diabetes in Pregnancy, Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease and Multiple Gestation.
GRANTS
- FUNDED PROJECTImproving the prenatal detection of critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) across Ireland – Investigation of current policies and implementation of a national consensus- based targeted fetal echocardiography screening strategyRotunda Foundation17 Oct 2022 - 16 Oct 2024
- FUNDED PROJECTThe Breakfast ClubHealth Research Board / HRB1 Dec 2018 - 30 Nov 2020
- GRANT'Big Medilytics' Horizon 2020 Innovation Action pilot projectHorizon 20201 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
- FUNDED PROJECTBigMedilyticsEU Horizon 20201 Jan 2018 - 28 Feb 2021
- FUNDED PROJECTA randomized placebo-controlled trial of low-dose aspirin initiated in the first trimester for optimising pregnancy outcome in pregestational diabetesHealth Research Board / HRB1 Sep 2017 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Fidelma D,
- Sean D,
- Fionnuala M
- GRANTInvestigating the Role of Aspirin in Diabetes; Definitive Intervention awardHealth Research Board (Ireland)1 Sep 2017 - 30 Aug 2021
- FUNDED PROJECTHOTPOT-Can sonographic assessment of pulmonary vascular reactivity following maternal hyperoxygenation therapy predict fetal outcome in fetuses at risk of pulmonary hypoplasia?Friends of the Rotunda Charity1 Feb 2017 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Orla F