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Sarah Mac Donald

Dublin

Journalist at Freelance

Ireland Correspondent @the_tablet. Freelance @Independent_ie @OSVNews @NCRonline @sistersreport. Documentary maker @RTEdoconone @MaryWarddvd CPA awards 2017/18

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  • Risk of Major Congenital Malformations Following Prenatal Exposure to Smoking Cessation Medicines

    2 months ago | jamanetwork.com | Jacqueline Cohen |SARAH RADFORD and JENNIFER DONALD |Sarah Mac Donald |Carolyn E Cesta

    Key PointsQuestion  Is the use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), varenicline, and bupropion during the first trimester of pregnancy associated with increased risks of major congenital malformations (MCMs)? Findings  In this cohort study of 5.2 million births in Australia (state of New South Wales), New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden, there was no increased risk of MCMs overall following exposure to NRT (9325 infants), varenicline (3031 infants), or bupropion (1042 infants).

  • Improving the uptake of highly effective contraception by women using teratogenic medications

    Oct 6, 2024 | mja.com.au | Sarah Mac Donald

    On any given day, more than 30% of Australian women aged 20–40 years take at least one medication subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), and about half these women take more than one.1 Of concern for this age group is that almost one‐half of pregnancies in Australia are unplanned,2 and an unintended pregnancy may only be recognised after the fetus has been exposed to a medication.

  • Catholic synodal process is about a ‘return to the gospel’

    Sep 30, 2024 | thetablet.co.uk | Sarah Mac Donald

    The synodal process is about “a return to the Gospel” and it should not have “fashionable” reforms among its priorities, Bishop Paul Dempsey has said.

  • The Catholic synodal process is about a ‘return to the gospel’

    Sep 30, 2024 | thetablet.co.uk | Sarah Mac Donald

    The synodal process is about “a return to the Gospel” and it should not have “fashionable” reforms among its priorities, Bishop Paul Dempsey of Dublin has said.

  • Catholic universities in strong position to advocate for academic freedom

    Sep 29, 2024 | thetablet.co.uk | Sarah Mac Donald

    The “time is ripe” for the contributions Catholic universities can make to society in relation to academic freedom, Professor Jacob Phillips of St Mary’s, Twickenham has said. In his experience a Catholic university was a place where people can inquire freely and in a way which is “freer” than at other institutions, the professor of systematic theology said.

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