Resources for Families
AI is helping babies at risk of brain injury
This video describes how Wellcome-funded researchers at the INFANT Centre at University College Cork are developing the first ‘smart’ system to recognise patterns in electrical brain activity, which will help to identify babies who need treatment quickly.
Funded by the Wellcome Trust
Therapeutic Hypothermia
What is Therapeutic Hypothermia? This short video explains how Therapeutic Hypothermia (Cooling) improves a baby’s outcomes.
Funded by the HRB KED’s programme. Collaboration from NIMBUS project with INHA: Prof Eleanor Molloy, Dr Mary O’Dea, Lynne Kelly and Mandy Daly. Written and directed by Dr Sabina Brennan. Many thanks to Paul Corcoran and Elaine Ní Bhraonáin for their advice.
NICU
This short animation explains the Neonatal Intense Care Unit (NICU) to parents.
Funded by the HRB KED’s programme. Collaboration from NIMBUS project with INHA: Prof Eleanor Molloy, Dr Mary O’Dea, Lynne Kelly and Mandy Daly. Written and directed by Dr Sabina Brennan. Many thanks to Paul Corcoran and Elaine Ní Bhraonáin for their advice.
The Patient Effect
NEPTuNE scholar Andreea Pavel and our Public Patient representative Paul Ryan were delighted to participate in ‘The Patient Effect’, a production by Galway’s Ishka Films that was commissioned by the Galway Film Centre’s Science on Screen initiative.
Directed by Ishka’s Mia Mullarkey, the documentary highlights the value of public and patient involvement in research. The personal stories documented in this documentary include an overview of Paul’s own personal experience and a description of his contribution to NEPTuNE’s research. Please click here, to read a full press release on the documentary and to view its trailer.
Neonatal Therapeutic Hypothermia in Ireland for 2016-2017
The annual report on Neonatal Therapeutic Hypothermia in Ireland for 2016-2017 presents an analysis 
of national statistics on Neonatal Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Republic of Ireland for the years 2016 and 2017. Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH) is administered in four centres only (National Maternity Hospital, Rotunda, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital). All infants born in other local and regional hospitals needing this treatment are transferred to one of these four centres.
To read in full or download the report, please click here.