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Dr. Deirdre Daly

Professor In (School of Nursing & Midwifery)
NO.2 CLARE STREET
      
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Dr. Deirdre Daly

Professor In (School of Nursing & Midwifery)
NO.2 CLARE STREET

 Deirdre.Daly@tcd.ie

 3531896 2604


Deirdre is Professor in Midwifery in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin. She was awarded MA and PhD degrees from Trinity College Dublin, an MSc in Healthcare Ethics and Law from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI), an MSc in Midwifery from Queen's University, Belfast and a PGCE and BSc (Hons) from the University of Ulster. Deirdre's main projects are the Maternal health And Maternal Morbidity in Ireland (MAMMI) study (https://www.tcd.ie/mammi/) and all the follow-up studies (second baby, five-year, 10-year) and other related studies in maternity care. She has led the MAMMI study team since completing her PhD in 2015. Her main areas of methodological research expertise include longitudinal cohort studies, mixed methods research, qualitative research, and she has experience in randomised trials. She was one of Ireland's management committee members on the EU COST Action IS1405 BIRTH (2014-2018) and chaired Working Group 4 (http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/isch/IS1405), and is one of Ireland's management committee members on the EU COST Action CA 18138 RiseUp on Peripartum Depression Disorder (PPD) (2019-2023) (https://riseupppd18138.com/). Deirdre has supervised several PhD, MSc (Research) and MSc (Taught) students to successful completion in TCD and is a thesis committee member of a student in the University of Zurich, Switzerland and a student in the Midwifery Science Department, Amsterdam UMC. She supports and mentors other PhD candidates, conducting in-house continuation interviews and running mock PhD Vivas, etc. She was external examiner for an MSc (Research) in Germany, and for PhDs in the Universities of Manchester, UK, Tasmania, Australia and Otago, New Zealand. She reviews grant proposals every year for the Wellbeing of Women and the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), UK. She has held several academic roles within the School including Course Co-ordinator (2006-2008), Director of International Initiatives (2014-2016) and Junior Sophister Course Co-ordinator (2020-2022) and has developed and led/co-led a number of midwifery education modules, including the MSc Advancing Midwifery Practice module. She is Director of the Trinity Centre for Maternity Care Research (TCMCR) since 2020. Deirdre is a member of national committees on severe maternal morbidity and maternal mortality in Ireland, and was a member of the All Ireland midwifery conference planning committee, the Nursing Education Forum and the Expert Group on Midwifery and Paediatric Nurse Education. Deirdre was President of the European Midwives Association from 2005 to 2009 and a Member of the European Union Health Policy Forum. She was an expert member for the European Commission on the Peer Assessment Mission for the profession of midwifery in Croatia (2008) and on the TAIEX workshop on Directive 2005/36/EC and the recognition of professional qualifications (midwifery) in Croatia (2009). Deirdre has been an external examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery programmes in universities in Ireland and the UK. She was an editorial board member of the Practising Midwife until 2020 and is a reviewer for several peer-reviewed midwifery and other scientific journals. Deirdre's previous posts include Project Manager for the OptiBIRTH Project (2014-2017), Principal Midwife Teacher, Rotunda Hospital (2002-2006), Midwife manager, Downpatrick Maternity Hospital (1994-1996).
  BIRTH   CAESAREAN SECTION   CHILDBIRTH   EPIDEMIOLOGY   Maternal health and maternal morbidity   Maternity Care   Midwifery   MIDWIFERY EDUCATION   NORMAL-PREGNANCY   Pregnancy   STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE   URINARY   URINARY INCONTINENCE   VAGINAL BIRTH   Women's health
Project Title
 Invitation to quote for the provision of evidence to inform the development of innovative midwifery led postnatal services for women in the South-East region of Ireland
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Summary
Funding Agency
Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit (NMPDU) HSE South East (SE)
Programme
NMPDU
Project Type
Systematic review and current service mapping alongside evidence and best practice
Person Months
4
Project Title
 The MAMMI study 10-year follow-up survey development
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01/2022
To
08/2022
Summary
Funding Agency
TCD Research Boost programme
Project Type
Co-development of 10-year follow-up survey
Person Months
8
Project Title
 The experiences and perceptions of person-centred care (PCC) in Irish maternity services by individuals who aspire to birth at home.
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Funding Agency
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme
Project Type
PhD
Person Months
36
Project Title
 Taking part in research in the perinatal period: a protocol for a systematic review of the experiences of women with mental health issues
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09/2021
To
10/2021
Summary
Funding Agency
Cost Action CA18138
Programme
Virtual Mobility (VM) grant
Project Type
Systematic review - protocol development and screening and selection of data for a systematic review
Person Months
2
Project Title
 Women with disabilities, reproductive decisions and perinatal choices
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To
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Funding Agency
HRB
Programme
Early Investigator Award (EIA)
Project Type
Post-doctoral research
Person Months
36

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Reviewer for the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), UK 2020
COST Action CA18138 Riseup-PPD (Postpartum Depression) 09/2019
Member of National Steering Group - Model of Care As Outlined in National Maternity Strategy 2016- 2026 03/2018
Advisory Committee member on project 'A multicentre clinical trial on non clinical interventions to reduce episiotomy rates in Flanders: REFLeCTION' (Prof Koen Putnam and Ms Maaike Fobelets, Vrije University, Belgium) Submitted
Management Committee member of COST Action IS1405 Building Intrapartum Research Through Health - an interdisciplinary whole system approach to understanding and contextualising physiological labour and birth (BIRTH) December 2014-2018
Member of the National Maternal Morbidity Group, National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC) 2010 to present
Member of the Maternal Mortality in Ireland Working Group (Joint Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, RCPI/HSE) Working group 2008 to present
Member of Research Ethics Committee Rotunda Hospital 2002 to present
Member of Midwifery Forum Rotunda Hospital 2005 to 2010
European Midwives Association Member of European Union Health Policy Forum 2005 to 2009
European Midwives Association Member of European Alcohol and Health Policy Forum 2007 to 2009
Member of the Expert Group on Midwifery and Paediatric Nurse Education (set up by the Department of Health & Children) 09/2004 to 12/2004
Member of Midwifery Turnover Project Steering Group (Recruitment and retention of midwives) 2002 to 2003
Nursing Education Forum 1999 to 2002
Expert member for the European Commission on the Peer Assessment Mission for the Profession of Midwives, Croatia July 2008
Expert on TAIEX workshop on 'Directive 2005/36/EC and the rcognition of professional qualifications': Midwifery in Croatia July 2009
Member of the Editorial Board, The Practising Midwife 1998-present
Reviewer for BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Nurse Education Today, Evidence Based Midwifery, ICM Triennial Congresses and Normal Birth Conference On-going
Joint INMO RCM All Ireland Annual Midwifery Conference Committee member 2000 - present
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President, European Midwives Association. The European Midwives Association represents midwifery associations from EU and EEA countries. 2005 2009
Scientific Professional Programme Committee (SPPC) which planned the International Confederations of Midwives' Triennial Conference (Glasgow 1-5 June 2008) 2005 2008
International Officer Midwives Section, INO. 2002 2006
Shared Decision-Making in Midwifery in, editor(s)Professor Glyn Elwyn , Shared Decision-Making in Health Care, Oxford Press, 2025, [Daly D, Nieuwenhuijze, M, McEvoy E, Smith V], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Midwifery Mentorship in Ireland in, editor(s)Jefford, E and Ebert, L. , Mentoring in midwifery and its relationship to education and practice, Online (Routledge), Routledge, 2025, [Daly D, Brady V, Gallagher L.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Daly D, Meehan G, Lynch T, Leeson, L, Deaf women's experiences of the maternity services in Ireland, THEConf2025, Trinity College Dublin, 4-5 March 2025, 2025, Conference Paper, PRESENTED
Gregory S, Caffrey L, Daly D, Sheaf G., How woman-centred care is experienced and understood in maternity services by women and professionals: A rapid review, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Culleton-Quinn E, Bo K, Fleming N, Cusack C, Daly D., Elite Female Gaelic Sports Athletes' Experience of Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study, Women's Health, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Wuytack F, Lynch B, Moran P, Fitzgerald T, Corcoran P, Begley C, Daly D, The prevalence and persistence of maternal morbidities after first vs. second birth: a prospective cohort study in Ireland, Plos One, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Hannon K, Eustace-Cook J, Daly D, Smith V., Stakeholders' Experiences and Perspectives of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in Maternal and Neonatal Clinical Trials: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis, Health Expectations, 28, (6), 2025, pe70495 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Hannon K, Daly D, Smith V., Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) reporting in maternal and neonatal clinical trials: an exploratory review, Trials, 2025, Journal Article, IN_PRESS
Alòs-Pereñíguez S, Vallejo N, O"Malley D, Daly D., Factors associated with augmentation of labour with synthetic oxytocin: A cross-sectional study, European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 313, (114623), 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Hackett L, D'Arcy DM, O'Connell J, Cromie S, Daly D, Grimes T, What barriers and facilitators to self-management are experienced by mothers who wish to breastfeed but require concurrent pharmacotherapy in the first two years postpartum? A mixed-methods systematic review protocol., HRB Open, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
  

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Daly D, 'Why does Ireland have such a high caesarean section rate?', Irish Times Podcast, Irish Times, Apple, Google, Spotify, 2025, -, Broadcast, RELEASED
Daly D, 'Women"s experience of birth and postnatal care', English, Irish Examiner, Irish Examiner, 2025, -, Broadcast, PUBLISHED
Daly D, The MAMMI Study, Advancing Women"s Health Research in Ireland: Bridging Gaps and Building Collaborative Pathways, RCSI, Dublin, 11 March 2025, 2025, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Daly D, Hannon S, Perinatal Mental Health: Findings from the MAMMI study, Supporting Perinatal Mental Health in Ireland: Evidence to Date and Plans for the Future, Online webinar, 12 March 2025, 2025, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Leeson, L., Lynch T., Meehan G., Daly, D., Deaf Women"s Experiences of giving birth in Ireland, Supporting Disabled Parents Conference, Limerick, 1 May 2025, 2025, Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Daly D, Deaf women's experience of maternity care in Ireland, National Disability Authority Annual Conference 2025, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, 16 November 2025, 2025, National Disability Authority, Ireland, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Daly D, The importance of listening to and learning from women"s experiences, National Maternity Experience Survey 2025 - Launch of Findings, Online Webinar, 16 November, 2025, HIQA, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Daly D and Vallejo N, Midwifery in Ireland, International Working Conference on Maternity Care Systems, Groningen, the Netherlands, 6-7 November, 2025, University Medical Centre Groningen, the Netherlands, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Daly D and Hannon S, Enhanced postnatal care in the community " women's and healthcare professionals' experiences, National Midwifery Conference 2025, Portlaoise, Co Laois, 14 May, 2025, National Women's and Infants Health programme (NWIHP), Invited Talk, PRESENTED
DalyD, Advanced Nurse and Midwife Practitioners-Led Research Reaching the peak, Advanced Nurse and Midwife Practitioners-Led Conference - Reaching the peak, Rotunda Hospital, 22 October, 2025, Rotunda Hospital, Invited Talk, PRESENTED

  


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Award Date
Women's Health After Motherhood (WHAM) - shortlisted for Health Service (HS) Excellence Awards (https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/our-health-service/excellence-awards/hse-hr-excellence-awards-booklet1.pdf) 03/2020
HRB 'Ones2Watch' Award 10/2017
Health Research Board - Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination Scheme (KEDS) 2013
Health Research Board Clinical Research Training Fellowship 2011
Bounty Professional Development Award 1995
Smith and Nephew Bursary 1994
I am the Principal Investigator on the Maternal health And Maternal Morbidity in Ireland (MAMMI) study and the 5-year follow-up study (https://www.tcd.ie/mammi/). The 10-year follow-up study survey is being co-developed with study participants and will include a new section on menopausal health. As a leader of multidisciplinary and multi-institutional bids with internationally recognised partners on various maternal health-related studies, my research programme focuses on building a body of work that seeks to reveal, and address, the hidden and unmet health needs of women during pregnancy and motherhood, and during life after motherhood. The central themes underpinning my research are on increasing the scientific community's and the public's awareness and understanding of women's experiences, amplifying women's voices as co-designers and co-producers of research, and influencing practice and policy. I has a strong record of co-design, and co-presentation and co-authorship with women in multiple media formats. I am a member of the National Women's and Infants Health Programme steering committees on antenatal and postnatal educational resources, the national severe maternal morbidity and maternal death in Ireland groups, one of Ireland's management committee members on the COST Action 18138 on peripartum depression and work group 4 leader on EU COST IS1405 Action, Building Intrapartum Research Through Health (BIRTH) (2014-2018). My main areas of methodological research expertise include longitudinal cohort studies, mixed methods research, qualitative research and systematic reviews.