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Dr. Deirdre O'Malley

Visiting Research Fellow (School of Nursing & Midwifery)

 omallede@tcd.ie

 


Biography

Dr Deirdre O'Malley is an Assistant Professor in Midwifery at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin. She is a registered General Nurse, Midwife and Clinical Nurse Teacher. Deirdre's research interests extend to all areas of maternity care and healthcare, with specific topic expertise in perinatal sexual health, sexual health and postpartum care. Deirdre has experience of both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, mixed methods research, qualitative evidence synthesis, survey design and cohort studies. Deirdre is the Course Coordinator for the Higher Diploma in Midwifery programme

Research Tags

  Midwifery   postpartum sexual health   Sexuality and sexual health

Research Projects

 The impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women's clinical and experiential outcomes - a before and after study with an alongside qualitative design
 ON TRACK
 The Maternal health And Maternal Morbidity in Ireland (MAMMI) Study - Sexual Health Strand

Representations

Details Date
Reviewer British Medical Journal
Reviewer Physiotherapy Practice and Research
Reviewer for Midwifery
Reviewer for BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation 1996 present
International Confederation of Midwives 2002 present
Smith V, Cithambaram K, O'Malley D, Early warning systems in maternity care: protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis of maternity care providers' views and experiences [version 1; peer review: 2 approved], HRB Open Research, 4, (59), 2021, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Panda S., O'Malley D., Barry P., Vallejo N. & Smith V., Women's suggestions on how to enhance the experience of maternity care during COVID-19 pandemic - a qualitative descriptive study, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 10-11 March 2021, 2021, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED
O'Malley D. Panda S. Barry P. Vallejo N. Smith V, Women's experiences of maternity care during COVID-19, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference,, Trinity College Dublin, March 2021, 2021, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
O'Malley D. Smith V. & Higgins A., Women's solutioning and strategising in relation to their postpartum sexual health: a qualitative study, Midwifery, 77, 2019, p53 - 59, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
O'Malley D, Higgins A, Smith V., Women's solutioning and strategising in relation to their postpartum sexual health: a qualitative descriptive stud, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 6-7 March, 2019, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
O Malley D, Higgins A, Begley C, Daly D, Smith V, Prevalence of and risk factors associated with sexual health issues in primiparous women at 6 and 12 months postpartum; a longitudinal prospective cohort study (the MAMMI study), BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18, (196), 2018, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
O'Malley D., Smith V., Begley, C., Daly D. & Higgin A, Postpartum sexual health: a principle based concept analysis, International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress, Toronto, June 2017, 2017, Meeting Abstract, PUBLISHED
O'Malley, D, Smith V, Daly D, Higgins A, Sexual health issues and health service seeking behaviour before, during and after birth: The MAMMI study, Sexual Health Strand, 31st ICM Triennial Conference , Toronto, Canada, 18-22 Jun 2017, 2017, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED  URL
O'Malley D., Higgins A., Begley, C., Daly D. & Smith V. , The Prevalence of sexual health issues in first time mothers and associated risk factors. The MAMMI study - Sexual health strand, 17th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin, Nov 2016, 2016, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
O'Malley D, Higgins, A Smith V , Postpartum sexual health: a principle based concept analysis, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71, (10), 2015, p2247 - 2257, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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O'Malley, D, Investigation of sexual health in women after birth of their first baby: The MAMMI Study , Sexual Health News, 1, 2015, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
O'Malley, D, Sexual health after birth, The World of Irish Nursing, 20, (4), 2012, p24-, Journal Article, PUBLISHED