Centre for perinatal research opens in Cork
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Cork University Hospital has opened Ireland’s first centre for perinatal research.
The centre will study complications in pregnant women and newborns after receiving €13.6 million in funding from the State and industry.
Screening can help doctors to intervene early to prevent injuries caused by issues such as oxygen deprivation.
The first clinical trials at the centre will start next month to screen for pre-eclampsia in early pregnancy – the first test of its kind in the world.
