YellowSchedule s Intelligent Patient Scheduling Solution sends an SMS to pregnant women allowing them to nominate a partner to attend their anatomy scan.
The system sends the couple a Covid-19 screening questionnaire to fill out before the appointment. CUMH will then determine Covid-19 risk factors and channel them accordingly through a dedicated Covid pathway at the hospital. This will also prevent visitors who may have Covid-19 from presenting at CUMH.
Visitors will receive a QR code which will allow them to scan when they arrive for the appointment. The staff will have a record of visitors who are due to accompany their partners on the day.
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Vaccine priority for pregnant women welcomed by health professionals
Pregnant women at 14 to 36 weeks gestation will be offered mRNA vaccine Pfizer or Moderna if suitable, under new recommendations from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee
The Pfizer or Moderna vaccine will be offered to pregnant women under new recommendations from Niac. Picture: Nick Potts/PA Wire
Wed, 28 Apr, 2021 - 06:30
Niamh Griffin
Prioritising pregnant women for Covid-19 vaccines allows them to make the best choice for their pregnancy, leading obstetricians have said.
Pregnant women at 14 to 36 weeks gestation will be offered an mRNA vaccine Pfizer or Moderna if suitable, under new recommendations from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac).
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It has been a worrying and, to many, lonely time for new parents across Ireland.
Hundreds of new mothers have had to attend antenatal appointments alone, have not been able to have visitors in hospitals after giving birth, and many of these women also had to go through the first stages of labour without their partner present in the room.
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However, with the Covid-19 situation improving slowly in Ireland as more and more people have been vaccinated, the clinical director of the HSE Women and Infant’s Health Programme has said that maternity hospitals can now begin easing visiting restrictions.
Film with message of hope for our children
Dr Maeve Hurley, founder of Ag Eisteacht, a charity championing a relationship-centred approach in frontline practice, shares details about a collaborative initiative in Cork to help raise awareness of Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) and the role positive relationships play in buffering the impact of them.
The film‘Resilience:The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope’ has various screenings in Cork
Dr Maeve Hurley
THE World Health Organisation has identified Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) as a significant public health issue and estimated that 250 million children worldwide do not reach their potential as a result of early childhood adversity.