oRIGINAL PEER REVIEWED Publications - 1998 onwards
(EXCLUDING PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS)

2013

Eva M Sweeney, Denis J Crankshaw, Yvonne O’Brien, Peter Dockery, John J Morrison. Stereology of human myometrium in pregnancy: influence of maternal body mass index and age.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jan 17. doi:pii: S0002-9378(13)00055-0. 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.019. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23333540

Denis J. Crankshaw, Marc J. Pistilli, Yvonne M. O’Brien, Eva M. Sweeney, Peter Dockery, Alison C. Holloway, John J. Morrison, MD
The Effects of Extracellular Calcium-Sensing Receptor Ligands on the Contractility of Pregnant Human Myometrium In Vitro
Reproductive Sciences 2013 Jan 3. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23287098

2012

Burke N, Field K, Mujahid F, Morrison JJ.
Use and Safety of Keilland's Forceps in Current Obstetric Practice  
Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct;120(4):766-70.
PMID: 22996093

M.P. Hehir, J.J. Morrison.
Metabolic Modulation of the Myometrium and Labour, Term and Preterm.
Facts, Views and Vision in ObGyn 2012; Monograph: 24-31

Lutomski JE, Morrison JJ, Lydon-Rochelle MT.
Regional variation in obstetrical intervention for hospital birth in the Republic of Ireland, 2005--2009.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2012 Nov 5;12(1):123. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23126584

Unterscheider J, Geary MP, Daly S, McAuliffe FM, Kennelly MM, Dornan J, Morrison JJ, Burke G, Francis A, Gardosi J, Malone FD.
The customized fetal growth potential: a standard for Ireland
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2012 Oct 12. pii: S0301-2115(12)00414-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.09.007. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23068999

Kent EM, Breathnach FM, Gillan JE, McAuliffe FM, Geary MP, Daly S, Higgins JR, Hunter A, Morrison JJ, Burke G, Higgins S, Carroll S, Dicker P, Manning F, Tully E, Malone FD.
Placental pathology, birthweight discordance, and growth restriction in twin pregnancy: results of the ESPRiT Study
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Sep;207(3):220.e1-5. Epub 2012 Jul 25.
PMID: 22835491

Burke AL, Field K, Morrison JJ.
Natural history of fetal trisomy 18 after prenatal diagnosis.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2012 May 6. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 22562870

Hehir MP, Morrison JJ.
Metformin and human uterine contractility.
Endocrine. 2012 May 10. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 22573046

Dunne FP, Avalos G, Durkan , Mitchell Y, Gallacher T, Keenan M, Hogan M, Carmody LA, Gaffney G and ATLANTIC DIP collaborators
ATLANTIC DIP: Pregnancy outcomes for women with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Irish Medical Journal supplement May 2012; 105(5):6-9
PMID: 22838098

Pratt IS, Anderson WA, Crowley D, Daly SF, Evans RI, Fernandes AR, Fitzgerald M, Geary MP, Keane DP, Malisch R, McBride J, Morrison JJ, Reilly A, Tlustos C.
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in breast milk of first-time Irish mothers: Impact of the 2008 dioxin incident in Ireland.
Chemosphere. 2012 Aug;88(7):865-72. Epub 2012 May 5.
PMID: 22560976

Dunne FP and Gaffney G, Principal Investigators on behalf of the ATLANTIC DIP collaborators.
The birth of ATLANTIC DIP: An overview
Irish Medical Journal supplement May 2012; 105(5):2-3
PMID: 22838096

Abdelmadoud MO, Ryan H, Hession M, Avalos A, Morrison JJ
Moderate and extreme maternal obesity
Irish Medical Journal May 2012; 105(5):146-148 

O'Sullivan EP, Avalos G, O'Reilly M, Dennedy MC, Gaffney G, Dunne FP; on behalf of the ATLANTIC DIP collaborators.
The prevalence and consequences of Gestational Diabetes in Ireland.
Irish Medical Journal supplement May 2012; 105(5):13-15

Hehir MP, Morrison JJ.
The adipokine apelin and human uterine contractility.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jan 30. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 22360921

Dennedy MC, Avalos G, O'Reilly MW, O'Sullivan EP, Gaffney G, Maher M.
ATLANTIC-DIP: Raised maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) adversely affects maternal and fetal outcomes in glucose-tolerant women according to International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria.
J. Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Feb 8 [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 22319044

Breathnach FM, McAuliffe FM, Geary M, Daly S, Higgins JR, Dornan J, Morrison JJ, Burke G, Higgins S, Dicker P, Manning F, Carroll S, Malone FD; Perinatal Ireland Research Consortium.
Optimum timing for planned delivery of uncomplicated monochorionic and dichorionic twin pregnancies.
Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jan;119(1):50-9.
PMID: 22183211

2011

Crankshaw DJ, Morrison JJ.
Methodology and pharmacological analysis of effects of uterotonic compounds in human myometrium in vitro. 
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 21600545

Wendremaire M, Bardou M, Peyronel C, Hadi T, Sagot P, Morrison JJ, Lirussi F.
Effects of leptin on lipopolysaccharide-induced myometrial apoptosis in an in vitro human model of chorioamnionitis.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jun 7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 21784405

Breathnach FM, McAuliffe FM, Geary M, Daly S, Higgins JR, Dornan J, Morrison JJ, Burke G, Higgins S, Dicker P, Manning F, Carroll S, Malone FD; Perinatal Ireland Research Consortium.
Prediction of safe and successful vaginal twin birth.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 May 27. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 21784400

Kent EM, Breathnach FM, Gillan JE, McQuiffe FM, Geary MP, Daly S, Higgins JR, Dornan J, Morrison JJ, Burke G, Higgins S, Carroll S, Dicker P, Manning F. Malone FD.
Placental cord insertion and birthweight discordance in twin pregnancies: results of the national prospective ESPRiT Study.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin Ireland: Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
PMID: 21864823

Sedano-Balbás S, Lyons M, Cleary B, Murray M, Gaffney G, Dunne F; Atlantic DIP collaborators.
Acquired activated protiend C resistance, thrombophilia and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a study performed in an Irish cohort of pregnant women.
J. Pregnancy. 2001;232840. Epub 2011 Aug 14
PMID: 21869933

Breathnach FM, McAuliffe FM, Geary M, Daly S, Higgins JR, Dornan J, Morrison JJ, Burke G, Higgins S, Dicker P, Manning F, Mahony R, Malone FD; for the Perinatal Ireland Research Consortium.
Definition of intertwin birth weight discordance.
Ostet Gynecol. 2011 Jul;118(1):94-103
PMID: 21691168

Niedhammer I, Murrin C, O'Mahony D, Daly S, Morrison JJ, Kelleher CC; the Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Study Steering Group.
Explanations for social inequalities in preterm delivery in the prospective Lifeways cohort in the Republic of Ireland.
Eur J Public Health. 2011 Jul 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 21746747

O'Sullivan EP, Avalos G, O'Reilly M, Dennedy MC, Gaffney G, Dunne F; Atlantic DIP collaborators
Atlantic Diabetes in Pregnancy (DIP): the prevalence and outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus using new diagnostic criteria.
Diabetologia. 2011 Jul;54(7):1670-5. [Epub 2011 April 15]
PMID: 21494772

Lutomski JE, Morrison JJ, Greene RA, Lydon-Rochelle MT.
Maternal morbidity during hospitalization for delivery.
Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar;117(3):596-602.
PMID: 21343763

2010

Hehir MP, Moynihan AT, Morrison JJ.
Relaxant effect of Levosimendan on human uterine contractility in vitro.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug;203(2):184e7-12
PMID: 20541175 

O'Brien M, Earley P, Morrison JJ, Smith TJ. 
Ghrelin in the human myometrium.
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2010 May 28;8:55.
PMID: 20509935

O'Sullivan MD, Hehir MP, O'Brien YM, Morrison JJ.
17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate vehicle, castor oil, enhances the contractile effect of oxytocin in human myometrium in pregnancy.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 May;202(5):453.e1-4.
PMID: 20452486

Houlihan DD, Dennedy MC, Morrison JJ.
Effects of abnormal cannabidiol on oxytocin-induced myometrial contractility.
Reproduction. 2010 Apr;139(4):783-8. Epub 2010 Jan 12.
PMID: 20068032

Lirussi F, O'Brien M, Wendremaire M, Goirand F, Sagot P, Dumas M, Morrison JJ, Bardou M.
SAR150640, a selective beta3-adrenoceptor agonist, prevents human myometrial remodelling and activation of matrix metalloproteinase in an in vitro model of chorioamnionitis.
Br J Pharmacol. 2010 Mar;159(6):1354-66. Epub 2010 Feb 5.
PMID: 20136828 

Owens LA, O'Sullivan EP, Kirwan B, Avalos G, Gaffney G, Dunne F; ATLANTIC DIP Collaborators.
ATLANTIC DIP: the impact of obesity on pregnancy outcome in glucose-tolerant women.
Diabetes Care. 2010 Mar;33(3):577-9. Epub 2010 Jan 12.
PMID: 20067952

Smith K, Ravikumar N,Hession M, Morrison JJ
Trends in the Obstetric Features and Management of Twin Pregnancies 
Irish Medical Journal 2010 Mar;103(3):70-2    

Sedano-Balbás S, Lyons M, Cleary B, Murray M, Gaffney G, Maher M.
APCR factor V gene known and novel SNPs and adverse pregnancy outcomes in an Irish cohort of pregnant women.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2010 Mar 10;10:11
PMID: 20214832 

2009

Himmelmann K, McManus V, Hagberg G, Uvebrant P, Krageloh-Mann I, Cans C; SCPE collaboration.
Dyskinetic cerebral palsy in Europe: trends in prevalence and severity 
Arch Dis Child. 2009 Dec;94(12):921-6
PMID: 19465585

Sharma V, Colleran G, Dineen B, Hession MB, Avalos G, Morrison JJ.
Factors influencing delivery mode for nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy and cephalic presentation during a 17-year period.  Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2009 Dec;147(2):173-7. Epub 2009 Sep 18

Wernecke M, Mullen C, Sharma V , Morrison J, Barry T, Maher M, Smith T.
Evaluation of a novel real-time PCR test based on the ssrA gene for the identification of group B streptococci in vaginal swabs.  BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:148doi:10.1186/1471-2334-9-148

Dunne FP, Avalos G, Durkan M, Mitchell Y, Gallacher T, Keenan M, Hogan M, Carmody LA, Gaffney; ATLANTIC DIP collaborators
ATLANTIC DIP: pregnancy outcome for women with pregestational diabetes along the Irish Atlantic seaboard.
Diabetes Care. 2009 Jul;32(7):1205-6
PMID: 19564472

Fitzgibbon J, Morrison JJ, Smith TJ, O'Brien M.
Modulation of human uterine smooth muscle cell collagen contractility by thrombin, Y-27632, TNF alpha and indomethacin.
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2009 Jan 8;7:2.

Niedhammer I, O'Mahony D, Daly S, Morrison JJ, Kelleher CC; Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Study Steering Group.
Occupational predictors of pregnancy outcomes in Irish working women in the Lifeways cohort.  BJOG. 2009 Jun;116(7):943-52. Epub 2009 Apr 7. 

Dunne FP, Avalos G, Durkan M, Mitchell Y, Gallacher T, Keenan M, Hogan M, Carmody LA, Gaffney G; ATLANTIC DIP collaborators.  ATLANTIC DIP: pregnancy outcome for women with pregestational diabetes along the Irish Atlantic seaboard.  Diabetes Care. 2009 Jul;32(7):1205-6. 

Martyn F, O'Connor R.  Successful pregnancy following conservative surgery for early stage ovarian cancer in a 36-year-old woman: a case report.  J Obstet Gynaecol. 2009 Oct;29(7):667. 

Akram M, Ravikumar N, Azam M, Corbally M, Morrison JJ.  Prenatal findings and neonatal immature gastric teratoma.  British Medical Journal (BMJ) Case Reports 2009; pii: bcr10.2008.1050. Epub 2009 Apr 14.
PMID: 21686482 

Maharaj CH, O'Toole D, Lynch T, Carney J, Jarman J, Higgins BD, Morrison JJ, Laffey JG. 
Effects and mechanisms of action of sildenafil citrate in human chorionic arteries.  Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2009 Apr 23;7:34.

Hehir MP, Moynihan AT, Glavey SV, Morrison JJ. 
Umbilical artery tone in maternal obesity.  Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2009 Jan 22;7:6.

2008

O'Brien M, Morrison JJ, Smith TJ.
Upregulation of PSCDBP, TLR2, TWIST1, FLJ35382, EDNRB, and RGS12 Gene Expression in Human Myometrium at Labor. Reproductive Sciences. 2008 May; 15(4):382-93. PMID:18497345 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Slattery MM, Geary M, Morrison JJ. 
Obstetric antecedents for preterm delivery. Journal Perinatal Medicine. 2008;36(4):306-9. PMID: 18598119 [Pubmed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Hehir MP, Glavey SV, Moynihan AT, Morrison JJ. 
Uterorelaxant effect of ghrelin on human uterine contractility.  American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2008 Mar;198(3):323.el-5. Epub 2008 Feb 21 PMID18177835 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

O'Brien, M., Flynn, D., Mullins, B., Morrison, J.J., Smith, T.J.
Expression of RHOGTPase regulators in human myometrium. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 2008 Jan 11;6:1 PMID:18190708 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Moynihan AT, Smith TJ, Morrison JJ. The Relaxant Effect of Nifedipine in Human Uterine Smooth Muscle and the BK(Ca) Channel.  American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2008 Feb;198(2):237.el-8. PMID18226634[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lynch CM, Sexton DJ, Morrison JJ.  Obesity and mode of delivery in primagravid and multigravid women.  American Journal of Perinatology. 2008 Mar;25(3):163-7.Epub 2008 Feb 25. PMID18300188[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Hynes PG, Friel AM, Smith TJ, Morrison JJ.  b-Adrenoreceptor Subtype Expression in Human Placenta and Umbilical Arteries in Normal and Pre-Eclamptic Pregnancies.  Journal of Hypertension in Pregnancy. 2008;27(2):169-81. PMID: 18484422 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Sedano S, Gaffney G, Mortimer G, Lyons M, Cleary B, Murray M, Maher M. Activated Protein C Resistance (APCR) and placental fibrin deposition Placenta. 2008 Sep;29(9):833-7. Epub 2008 Aug 13.PMID: 18703228 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

O'Brien, M., Morrison, J.J., Smith T.J.
Up-regulation of PSCDBP, TLR2, TWIST1, FLJ35382, EDNRB and RGS12 gene expression in human myometrium at labor (Accepted by the journal ¡°Reproductive Sciences¡± December 24, 2007).

Allen NM, O'Brien, M, Friel AM, Smith TJ, Morrison JJ. Expression and function of protease-activated receptor 4 in human myometrium. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology .2007 Feb;196(2):169.e1-169.e6

Murrin C, Fallon UB, Hannon F, Nolan G, O'Mahony D, Crowley D, Bury G, Daly S, Morrison JJ, Murphy AW, Kelleher CC, Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Dietary habits of pregnant women in Ireland. Irish Medical Journal 2007 September;100(8):suppl 20-3.

Doheny HC, O'Reilly MJ, Sexton DJ, Morrison JJ. THG113.31, a specific PGF2alpha receptor antagonist, induces human myometrial relaxation adn BKCa channel activation. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 2007 Mar 16;5:10-16

Segonds-Pichon A, Daly FH, Morrison JJ, Bury G, Murphy AW, Kelleher CC; Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group.  Socio-demographic, lifestyle and cross-generation predictors of self-rated health in mothers during pregnancy. Irish Medical Journal 2007 September;100(8):suppl 7-12.

Bardou M, Rouget C, Breuiller-Fouche M, Loustalot C, Naline E, Sagot P, Frydman R, Morcillo EJ, Advenier C, Leroy M, Morrison JJ. Is the beta3-adrenoceptor (ADRB3) a potential target for uterorelaxant drugs? BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.2007 Jun 1:7 Suppli 1:S14 Review.

Murrin C, Segonds-Pichon A, Fallon UB, Hannon F, Bury Loftus BG, Murphy AW, Morrison JJ, Daly S, Kelleher CC; Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Self reported pre-pregnancy maternal body mass index and infant birth-weight. Irish Medical Journal 2007 September;100(8):suppl 20-3.

Morrison JJ, Cooley S.
Calcium-channel blockers and betamimetics.
Preterm Birth, Mechanisms, Mediators, Prediction, Prevention and Interventions. Edited by Petraglia F, Strauss JF, Gabbe SG, Weiss G. 2007:p159-166, Informa UK Ltd

2006

Moynihan AT, Hehir MP, Glavey SV, Smith TJ, Morrison JJ.Inhibitory effect of leptin on human uterine contractility in vitro. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 195 (2),P 504-509 August 2006

Friel AM, Sexton DJ, O'Reilly MW, Smith TJ, Morrison JJ. Rho A/Rho kinase: human umbilical artery mRNA expression in normal and pre eclamptic pregnancies and functional role in isoprostane-induced vasoconstriction. Reproduction. 2006 Jul:12291)169-76

Mongan D, Dunne K, O'Nuallain S, Gaffney G. Prevalance of cerebral palsy in the West of Ireladn 1990-1999. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2006 Nov;48(11):892-5

2005

Morrison JJ, Ravikumar N
Preterm Labour Managing Risk in Clinical Practice - Prevention of Preterm Labour. In Norman J, Greer I (eds). Cambridge University Press 2005 pp. 153-170

Allen NM, Ni Riain M, Murray M, Hession M, Gaffney G. Screening for haemoglobinopathy a comparison of two methods in an Irish maternity unit. Irish Medical Journal 2005 Oct;98(9):276-8

Morrison JJ, Chitty Lyn S, Peebles D, Rodeck CH.
Recreational drugs and fetal gastroschisis: Maternal hair analysis in the peri-conceptional period and during pregnancy
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2005 Aug;112(8):1022-5

Doheny HC, Lynch CM, Smith TJ, Morrison JJ.
Functional coupling of B3-adrenoreceptors to large conductance calcium-activated Kchannels in human uterine myoctyes.
J- Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 Oct;90(10) 5786-96 epub 2005 Jul 12

Friel AM, O'Reilly MW, Sexton DJ, Morrison JJ.
Specific PGF_2¨¢  receptor (FP) antagonism and human uterine contractility in vitro.
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2005 Aug;112(8):1034-42

Friel AM, Curley M, Ravikumar N, Smith TJ, Morrison JJ.
Rho A / Rho kinase mRNA and protein levels in human myometrium during pregnancy and labor.
Journal of the Society for Gynecological Investigation 2005 Jan;12(1):20-27

O'Loughlin AJ, O'Sullivan CJ, Ravikumar N, Friel AM, Elliott JT, Morrison JJ.
Effects of thrombin, PAR-1 activating peptide and a PAR-1 antagonist on umbilical artery resistance in vitro.
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2005 Feb 24;3(1):8

Sarma S. O'Connor R. Post-Hysterectomy Vaginal Vault Prolapse. The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, 2005:7,216.

2004

Byrne B, Morrison JJ.
Preterm Birth.
Clin Evid. 2004 Dec;(12):2035-54

Sexton DJ, O'Reilly MW, Friel AM, Morrison JJ.
Functional effects of 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) on human myometrial contractility in vitro.
Reproductive Biology & Endocrinology 2004 Dec 7;2(1):80

Curley M, Morrison JJ, Smith TJ.
Analysis of Maxi-4 alpha subunit splice varients in human myometrium.
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology.2004 Sep 21;2(1):67

Syed Azhar Husnain, Morrison JJ.
Tocolysis: for and against. In Critchley H, Bennett P, Thornton S.(eds) Preterm Birth. RCOG Press, U.K. Chapter 23. pp 287-295

O'Sullivan CJ, Allen NM, O'Loughlin AJ, Friel AM, Morrison JJ.
Thrombin and PAR1-activating peptide: effects on human uterine contractility in vitro.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2004 Apr;190(4):1098-105

McAuliffe F, Mears K, Fleming S, Grimes H, Morrison JJ.
Fetal Cardiac troponin I in relation to Intrapartum Events and Umbilical Artery pH.
American Journal of Perinatology 2004 Apr;21(3):147-52

Ravikumar N, Houlihan DD, Morrison JJ.
Effects of polyamines on human umbilical artery tone in vitro.
Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation 2004;11:536-539

Houlihan DD, Dennedy MC, Nandini R, Morrison JJ.
Anti-hypertensive therapy and the feto-placental circulation:effects on umbilical artery resistance.
Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2004 July ;32:315-319

Potter SM, Astbury K, Morrison JJ.
Effects of Thyroptropin Releasing Hormone (TRH) on human myometrium and umbilical vasculature in vitro.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2004;190(1):246-251

Mears K, McAuliffe F, Grimes H, Morrison JJ.
Fetal cortisol in relation to labour, intrapartum events and mode of delivery.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2004 Feb;Vol 24:(2):129-132

Dennedy MC, Friel AM, Houlihan DD, Broderick VM, Smith TJ Morrison JJ.
Cannabinoids and the human uterus during pregnancy
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2004;190(1):2-9

Walsh JC, Curtis R, Mylotte M. Anxiety levels in women attending a colposcopy clinic: a randomised trial of an eductional intervention using video colposcopy. Patient Educ Couns. 2004 Nov;55(2):247-51

2003

Doheny HC, Houlihan DD, Ravikumar N, Smith TJ, Morrison JJ.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Relaxation of Human Pregnant Myometrium and Activation of the BKca Channel
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2003 Sept;88(9):4310-5

Ononeze BO, Gaffney GG, Morrison JJ.
Attitudes towards routine prenatal diagnostic investigations in obstetric practice in the Republic of Ireland.
Irish Medical Journal 2003; 96(5):135-137

Byrne B, Morrison JJ.
Preterm Birth
BMJ Clinical Evidence 2003 Jun;(9):1601-15

2002

Slattery MM, Morrison JJ.
Preterm Delivery.  Lancet
Lancet 2002; 360:1489-97

Potter SM, Dennedy MC, Morrison JJ.
Corticosteroids and fetal vasculature: Effects of hydrocortisone dexamethasone and bethamethasone on human umbilical artery.  British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2002; 109(10):1126-31

Moran CJ, Tay JB, Morrison JJ.  
Ultrasound detection and perinatal outcome of fetal trisomies 21, 18 and 13 in the absence of a routine fetal anomaly scan or biochemical screening.  Ultrasound Obstet Gynaecol 2002; 20(5):482-485

Curley M, Cairns MT, Friel AM, McMeel OM, Morrison JJ, Smith TJ.
Expression of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in human myometrium.
Molecular Human Reproduction 2002; (8):941-945 

Dennedy MC, Houlihan DD, McMillan MB, Morrison JJ
Beta-2 and beta 3 adrenoreceptor agonists: Human myometrial selectivity and effects on umbilical artery resistance.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002 Sep;187(3.1):641-647

Byrne B, Morrison JJ.
Pre-term Birth - In Barton S, Ed.  Clinical Evidence Issue 7. 2002
British Medical Journal Publishing Group, UK, pp. 1311-1322

Schreuder AM, McDonnell M, Gaffney G, Johnson A, Hope PL.
Outcome at school age following antenatal detection of absent or reversed end diastolic flow velocity in the umbilical artery.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2002 Mar;86(2):F108-14

Houlihan DD, Dennedy MC, Morrison JJ.
Polyamine effects on human myomaterial contractility. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002; 186: 778-783..

Moran CJ, Friel AM, Smith T, Morrison JJ.
Expression and function of Rho kinase in human pregnant myometrium.
Molecular Human Reproduction February2002; 8(2):196-200.

Gaffney G.
Etiology of fetal and neonatal brain damage.
Acquired damage to the developing brain: timing and causation.
Ch 3. pp39-55 Ed Waney Squier. Arnold. London 2002

2001

Slattery M M, Friel A M, Morrison J J.                                                    
Selectivity of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and utero-relaxant effects in human pregnant and non-pregnant myometrium.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology June 2001;98(4)563-9.

Fleming S M, O'Beirne L, Grimes H, Daly K M, Morrison J J.
Amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in normal and hypertensive pregnancy.                                                                           
Journal of Hypertension in Pregnancy 2001;4259:102-109 

Ryder AG, Power S, Glynn T, Morrison JJ.
Time-domain measurement of fluorescence lifetime variation with pH,
Proceedings of SPIE, 2001;4259:102-109

Fleming SM, O'Gorman T, O'Byrne L, Grimes H, Daly K, Morrison JJ.
Cardiac troponin I and N-Terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in umbilical artery blood in relation to fetal heart rate abnormalities during labour.
Pediatric Cardiology 2001;22(5)393-396. 

Slattery M M, Brennan C, O'Leary M J, Morrison JJ            
Human chorionic gonadotrophin inhibition of pregnant human myometrial contractility.        
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2001;108:704-708.

Dennedy M C, Friel A M, Gardeil F, Morrison J J.
Beta-3 versus beta - 2 adrenergic agonists and preterm labour: in vitro uterine relaxation effects.     
British Journal of Obstetrics  & Gynaecology 2001 June;108:605-609.

Slattery MM, O'Leary MJ, Morrison JJ.  
Comparative effects of parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) on human and rat myometrial contractility in vitro.
American Journal of  Obstetrics and Gynecology  2001 Vol. 184 No. 4, pp. 625-9.

Gardeil F, Gaffney G, Morrison JJ.
Severe HELLP syndrome remote from term.     Irish Medical Journal 2001 Vol. 94 No. 2. p. 54.

Byrne B, Morrison JJ.
Preterm Birth. 2001 In: Clinical Evidence. Barton S Ed. BMJ Publishing group, Uk pp 996-1010.

Duffy S, Gaffney G.
Maternal admissions to the ICU-time to re-evaluate.
Irish Medical Journal 2001Sep;94(8):248-9.

2000

Hiremath V, Gaffney G.
Audit of thromboprophy laxis in women undergoing caesarean section. 
Irish medical Journal 2000 Nov;93(8):234-6.

Fleming SM, O'GormanT, Finn J, Grimes H, Daly K, Morrison JJ.
Cardiac Troponin I in pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension
British Journal Obstetrics & Gynaecology.  November 2000.  Vol. 107.  11.  1417-1420

Burke C, Morrison JJ.
Perinatal factors and preterm delivery in an Irish obstetric population.
Journal of  Perinatal  Medicine  2000; 28(1): 49-53.

Morrison JJ, Chitty LS. 2000 
The routine fetal anomaly scan. Editors - Peter Twining, Josephine M. McHugo, David W. Pilling. 
Textbook of Fetal Abnormalities. Churchill Livingstone, UK. pp.21-39

Morrison JJ  Preterm Birth. 
2000 Clinical Evidence Issue 3. 
British Medical Journal Publishing  Group, London UK.  pp673-685.

1998-1999

Byrne BM, Morrison JJ.
Prenatal diagnosis of lethal fetal malformation in Irish obstetric practice.
Irish Medical Journal 1999 Mar; 92(2): 271-3.

Morrison JJ, Klein N, Chitty LS, Kocjan G, Walshe D, Goulding M., Geary MP, Pierro A, Rodeck CH.
Intra-amniotic inflammation in human gastroschisis: possible aetiology of postnatal bowel dysfunction.
British Journal of  Obstetrics and  Gynaecology 1998 Nov; 105(11): 1200-4./p>

Geary MP, Chitty LS, Morrison JJ, Wright V, Pierro A, Rodeck CH.
Perinatal outcome and prognostic factors in prenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and  Gynaecology 1998 Aug; 12(2): 107-11.

Iskaros J, Kingdom J, Morrison JJ, Rodeck C.
Prospective non-invasive monitoring of pregnancies complicated by red cel alloimmunization.
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and  Gynaecology  1998 Jun; 11(6): 432-7

Morrison JJ, Hastings R, Jauniaux E.
Trisomy 22: a cause of isolated fetal growth restriction.
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and  Gynaecology 1998 Apr; 11(4): 295-7.

Khan RN, Morrison JJ, Smith SK, Ashford ML.
Activation of large-conductance potassium channels in pregnant human myometrium by pinacidil.
American Journal of  Obstetrics and Gynecology 1998 May; 178(5): 1027-34.

Gaffney G. 1999.
Eclamptic seizures: treatment guidelines. 
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Gaffney G, Manning N, Boyd A, Rai V, Gould S, Chamberlain P.
Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of skeletal dysplasias-a report of the diagnostic and prognostic accuracy in 35 cases. 
Prenatal Diagnosis  1998; 18: 357-362.

Rai VS, Gaffney G, Manning N, Pirrone PG, Chamberlain PF.
Antenatal diagnosis of complete facial duplication-a case report of a rare craniofacial defect. 
Prenatal Diagnosis 1998; 18: 618-620.

Gardeil F, Green R, Stuart B, Turner MJ.
Subcutaneous fat in the fetal abdomen as a predictor of growth restriction.  Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1999; 94: 209-12.

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