Carrie Dillon Donovan

Clinical Midwife Specialist Bereavement

[University Hospital Kerry @hospital_kerry]

Wave of Light UHK 2025
Join us tonight at 7pm to light a candle in memory of babies lost through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, fetal anomaly, stillbirth or neonatal death.
Together, we shine a wave of light in remembrance and support.
#FéileacáinWaveOfLight #BabyLossAwareness

[University Hospital Kerry @hospital_kerry]

Baby Loss Awareness Week at UHK 2025 runs from October 9-15.
Please join us on Sunday October 12 at 2.30pm in the Hospital Chapel for the Annual Remembrance Service.

Parents and their families who have experienced the loss of a baby are invited to attend.

#BabyLossAwareness

[University Hospital Kerry @hospital_kerry]

🕊️ Join us this Sunday, October 13th, at 2:30 p.m. in the Hospital Chapel for the UHK Annual Remembrance Ceremony. Parents and families who have experienced the loss of a baby are invited to attend💙
#UHKRemembrance #WaveofLight

[Ireland South Women & Infants Directorate @IrelandSouthWID]

Mellow Bumps is a support programme for mums-to-be in their transition to motherhood run by #UHK midwives. It is delivered antenatally to groups of pregnant women in 4 weekly, 2 hour sessions. Its focus is on attachment and relationships through baby focused activities. (1)

[Carrie Dillon Donovan @Carrie58528366]

@hospital_kerry @feileacain1

[University Hospital Kerry @hospital_kerry]

Sincere thank you to Bridget & Pat McMahon who donated a Cuddle Cot in memory of their baby Michael to the Maternity Services University Hospital Kerry 💙

Pictured: Bridget & Pat with Mairie Cregan, Co-founder of Feileacain and Carrie Dillon, Bereavement support midwife, UHK

[Carrie Dillon Donovan @Carrie58528366]

@nihEalaithe_C @PregnancyLossIE @keelinodonoghue @profmaryhorgan @suzannosullivan @McCarthyClaire7 @DeirdreMBennett @PLOSONE Well done Caoimhe 👏

[Carrie Dillon Donovan @Carrie58528366]

@aine_mcardle Congratulations Aine 👩‍🎓
Well done 👏 🎊🎉

[Carrie Dillon Donovan @Carrie58528366]

@aine_mcardle @INMO_IRL Well done Aine ��

[University Hospital Kerry @hospital_kerry]

📷 Join us tonight at 7pm in lighting a candle to honor the precious lives lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, fetal anomaly, and neonatal death. Let's stand together in remembrance. 📷
#Feileacain #WaveOfLight #BLAW2023

[PregnancyLossUCC @PregnancyLossIE]

📗 Spaces & Places Case Study

🏥 University Hospital Kerry: Snowdrop Room

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@Carrie58528366 @SandraSwann5 @hospital_kerry

#BereavementCare #BereavementStandards #PregnancyLoss #BLAW

[Carrie Dillon Donovan @Carrie58528366]

@sarahcullen110 @_TheNMH Well done Sarah....enjoy every minute 😍

[University Hospital Kerry @hospital_kerry]

UHK’s Service of Remembrance for Parents and their families who have lost a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, fetal anomaly, stillbirth or neonatal death.
The service takes place on Monday 9th of Oct at 7pm in the Hospital Chapel of Christ the Healer – all are welcome!

[Sandra O Connor @SandraSwann5]

Thank you to the Parents and the National Women and Infants Health Programme who provided essential funding for the project. Well done to Carrie , Janice and the team who brought the vision into a reality for bereaved families

[Ireland South Women & Infants Directorate @IrelandSouthWID]

The “Snowdrop Room” project is a collaborative effort by the Clinical Midwife Specialist in Bereavement and the UHK Bereavement Committee Thanks to @NWIHP and the fundraising donations from bereaved parents for the funding of this project.

[Ireland South Women & Infants Directorate @IrelandSouthWID]

University Hospital Kerry (UHK) is proud to introduce the "Snowdrop Room" in its Maternity Department, a dedicated space for parents coping with the loss of a pregnancy or perinatal death. This compassionate initiative offers a private sanctuary for bereaved parents.

[University Hospital Kerry @hospital_kerry]

“The most important thing for us is making the woman the centre of all our work”
Sandra O’Connor, Director of Midwifery at UHK

https://t.co/Vkn2PI80pY

Read all about Sandra & our Maternity Department in next week’s @kerryman_ie or online now.

[University Hospital Kerry @hospital_kerry]

🎉 Sending heartfelt wishes to Dr. Paul Hughes, retiring after 33 incredible years in the HSE, including 22 dedicated years at UHK. Your impact as a Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist and Clinical Director has been exceptional.
Thank you for inspiring us all. #UHKRetirement

[University Hospital Kerry @hospital_kerry]

We are seeking a Clinical Midwife Specialist (High Risk Pregnancy)

FULL DETAILS: https://t.co/97fV72tHn9

UHK is the site for clinical placements for student midwives and student nurses in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes delivered in partnership with UCC and MTU

[Ireland South Women & Infants Directorate @IrelandSouthWID]

'As a society, I believe we fail to acknowledge the impact of pregnancy loss on women and men in their daily lives.'- @keelinodonoghue https://t.co/7cZuV4klHc