Dr Margaret Murphy is a lecturer, academic, and researcher at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Ireland. Registered Midwife and Registered General Nurse with over 20 years clinical experience, and for the past 16 years has worked in midwifery education.
Main research area perinatal loss and bereavement. Doctoral research explored couples experiences of pregnancy after stillbirth. Published over 60 peer review papers, several book chapters, and the book Different Baby, Different Story: Pregnancy After Loss. Member of Pregnancy Loss Research Group, UCC https://www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancyloss/ Co-authored the 2023 Irish Clinical Practice Guidelines on Stillbirth Care https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/acute-hospitals-division/womaninfants/clinical-guidelines/stillbirth-prevention-investigation-management-and-care.pdf
Other research area Breastfeeding. Co-applicant on the €2.5 million Health Research Board study Maximise support for breastfeeding for sustainable population health and wellbeing: Integrated knowledge translation approach.
