Maternal and Child Health Projects

  • Maternal and Child Health Projects

Prof. Maria Lohan

Theme Co-ordinator

The Maternal and Child Health research group has widely recognised expertise in studying high risk groups in pregnancy, childbirth, infancy and childhood. Overall the programme aims to identify and reduce preventable burden and complexity in women and their families in the perinatal period and in children with long term health conditions or disabilities, recognising that health and well-being in the perinatal period and early years of childhood is important for adult health and well-being across generations.

Current & Recently Completed Projects

Principal Investigator
Project Title
Funders & Dates
Alderdice, F. Prof. Neonatal Intensive Care Outcomes Research & Evaluation (NICORE)

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) - Ongoing
Brown, M. Prof. Transition from child to adults health services for young people with complex learning disabilities Burdett Nursing Foundation - 2016-2019
Kelly, Carmel. Dr. HIV & Pregnancy: Education for Healthcare Professionals ‘Prepared to Care’ Knowledge Transfer Award from the HSC R&D Division
Kelly, Carmel. Dr. Improving the sexual health of men in Northern Ireland's Prisons System: A nurse led initiative

Burdett Trust for Nursing

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
Kerr, C. Dr. & Perra, O. Dr. Northern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (NICPR) Public Health Agency (previously Department of Health & Social Services), 1992-present Perinatal Society, 1991
Linden, M. Dr. Preparing young men to be fathers: The roll out and study of If I were Jack in Hydebank Wood College.

Northern Ireland Prison Service

April 2016 - April 2017
Lohan, M. Prof. If I Were Jack: A Phase III multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-based relationship and sexuality education intervention focusing on young male perspectives

National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)

2016-2020
Lohan, M. Prof. Relationships and Future Fatherhood Programme for Young Incarcerated Men

Medical Research Council (UK)

April 2018 – October 2019
Lohan, M. Prof. World Health Organisation (WHO) Consultancy – Assessing the state of the evidence on masculinity and the engagement of men in sexual and reproductive health and rights interventions: A systematic review of reviews World Health Organisation (WHO) February – June 2018
McNeill, J. Dr. Barriers & Facilitators to the Implementation of Integrated Preschool Assessments

Improving Children's Lives - Queen's University, Belfast

2017-2018
McNeill, J. Dr. Pregnancy Associated Breast Cancer (PABC)

Puffin Trust 

2016-2018
McNeill, J. Dr. The APPLE Project: A Parenting and Professional Learning Evaluation

Enabling Research Award – Public Health Agency HSC R&D Division

July 2017 - July 2019
Perra, O. Dr. A feasibility study of the Attention Control Training (ACT) intervention amongst very preterm (VP) infants. Enabling Research Award – Public Health Agency HSC R&D Division February 2018-January 2019