Dr. Vicky O'Dwyer
Dr Vicky O’Dwyer MD, MRCPI, MRCOG
Dr Vicky O’Dwyer is a Consultant Obstetrician and Director of Gynaecology at the Rotunda Hospital. She has a special interest in preventing preterm birth and caring for women with pre-existing medical conditions who are pregnant. She completed a maternal medicine fellowship in 2017 and ran a National preterm prevention clinic before joining the Rotunda in 2019.
She spent 2 years working in the UCD Centre for Human Reproduction exploring the relationship between maternal body composition and caesarean section. She has a medical doctorate and has published extensively on the topic of the caesarean section.
Vicky says “I love my job. I couldn’t imagine doing anything else”. “The most rewarding part is to look after someone through their pregnancy, whether it is straightforward or there are a few bumps in the road, and to see them at the end of the journey both happy and well.” Vicky is a mum of three children. “I think having bBioeen pregnant and having children has made me a better obstetrician”
Current professional roles
- Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Rotunda Hospital.
- Director of Gynaecology, Rotunda Hospital.
Past professional roles
- Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2006-2018.
- Maternal Medicine Fellowship, National Maternity Hospital 2016-2017.
- Locum Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, National Maternity Hospital 2018-2019.
- Lead Colposcopist, Rotunda Hospital 2019-2020.
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Qualifications
- MB, BCh, BAO, University College Dublin, 2005.
- BMedSci, University College Dublin, 2005 (thesis on the risk and benefits of hormone replacement therapy).
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 2009.
- Medical Doctorate, University College Dublin, 2013.
- Graduate Certificate in Obstetric Ultrasound, University College Dublin, 2013.
- Certified Colposcopist, British Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology, 2013-date.
- Member of the Institute of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, 2016.
- Maternal Medicine Fellowship, National Maternity Hospital 2016-2017.
- Member of Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists UK, 2017.
- Certificate of Completion of Higher Specialist Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Feb 2018.
O’Dwyer
Dr Vicky O’Dwyer MD, MRCPI, MRCOG
About me
M.D Thesis: Maternal body composition and caesarean section
The purpose of my Thesis was to explore the relationship between caesarean section and maternal obesity in depth. Maternal obesity was measured using body mass index and waist circumference calculated accurately in the first trimester and by the direct measurement of maternal body composition using advanced multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis.
The Thesis showed that if the adverse consequences of maternal obesity are to be prevented the focus needs to be on first time mothers and, probably should be on pre-pregnancy care as well as gestational weight gain management. If obesity levels in first time mothers fall, then emergency caesarean section rates should fall and thus elective repeat caesarean section rates in multigravidas should fall. This will not only improve the obstetric outcomes for women, but will also decrease healthcare costs associated with increased length of hospital stay after caesarean section.
Our experience
Publications
O’Dwyer V, McAuliffe F.
Preventing excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention.
Invited editorial. Ir Med J. 2017 Oct 10;110(9):627.
O’Dwyer V, Hatunic M.
A practical approach to hypothyroidism.
Invited editorial. Ir Med J. 2017 May 10;110(5):559.
O’Dwyer V.
Managing epilepsy in pregnancy.
Invited editorial. Ir Med J. 2017 Feb 10;110(2):510.
O’Higgins AC, O’Dwyer V, O’Connor C, Daly SF, Kinsley BT, Turner MJ.
Postpartum dyslipidaemia in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus.
Ir J Med Sci. 2017 May; 186(2): 403-407.
O’Dwyer V, Burke G, Unterscheider J, Daly S, Geary MP, Kennelly MM, McAuliffe FM, O’Donoghue K, Hunter A, Morrison JJ, Dicker P, Tully EC, Malone FD.
Defining the residual risk of adverse perinatal outcome in growth-restricted fetuses when umbilical arterial blood flow is normal.
Am J Obstet Gynaecol 2014; 211(4): 420.e1-5.
Daly N, Bonham S, O’Connor C, O’Dwyer V, Turner MJ.
National variations in operative vaginal deliveries.
Int J Obstet Gynecol 2014; 125(3): 210-3.
O’Dwyer V, O’Kelly S, Monaghan B, Farah N, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
Maternal obesity and induction of labor.
Acta Scand Obstet. 2013; 92: 1414-8.
O’Dwyer V, Bonham S, Mulligan A, O’Connor C, Farah N, Kennelly M, Turner MJ.
Antenatal rubella immunity in the Republic of Ireland.
Ir Med J 2013; 106: 232-5.
Whyte K, Kelly H, O’Dwyer V, Gibbs M, O’Higgins A, Turner MJ.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2013; 170: 67-70.
O’Dwyer V, O’Toole F, Darcy S, Farah N, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
Maternal obesity and gestational weight gain: a prospective study.
J Obstet Gynecol. 2013; 33: 671-4.
O’Dwyer V, Layte R, O’Connor C, Farah N, Kennelly MM. Turner MJ.
International variation in cesarean section rates and maternal obesity.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2013; 33: 466-70.
O’Dwyer V, Madden M, Hickey K.
Cold coagulation to treat cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
BJOG. 2013; 120(4): 510.
Kent E, O’Dwyer V, Fattah C, Farah N, O’Connor C, Turner MJ.
Correlation between birth weight and maternal body composition.
Obstet Gynecol. 2013; 1: 46-50.
Ali F, Farah N, O’Dwyer V, O’Connor C, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
The impact of new guidelines on screening for gestational diabetes mellitus.
Ir Med J 2013; 106: 57-9.
Farah N, Kennedy C, Turner C, O’Dwyer V, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
Maternal obesity and prepregnancy folic acid supplementation.
Obesity Facts 2013; 2: 211-5.
Hogan JL, Anglim B, O’Dwyer V, Farah N, Stuart B, Turner MJ.
Body Mass Index and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Hypertens Pregnancy 2012; 2: 28-31.
Kennedy C, O’Dwyer V, O’Kelly S, Farah N, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
Thromboprophylaxis for women undergoing caesarean section.
Ir Med J 2012; 105: 56-7.
McGinty P, Farah N, O’Dwyer V, Hogan J, O’Reilly A, Turner MJ, Stuart B, Kennelly MM.
Ultrasound assessment of placental function: the effectiveness of placental biometry in a low-risk population as a predictor of a small for gestational age fetus.
Prenatal Diagnosis 2012; 30: 1-7.
O’Dwyer V, Farah N, Hogan J, Kennedy C, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
Maternal Mortality and the rising caesarean section rate.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012; 116: 162-4.
O’Dwyer V, Monaghan B, Fattah C, Hogan JL, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
Spontaneous miscarriage in women with moderate and severe obesity.
Obesity Facts 2012; 3: 393-8.
Kennedy C, Farah N, O’Dwyer V, Hogan J, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
Maternal obesity and inpatient medical usage. Clin Obes 2011; 1(4-6): 147-52.
Byrne C, Kennedy C, O’Dwyer V, Farah N, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
What models of maternity care do pregnant women in Ireland want? Ir Med J 2011; 104: 180-2.
O’Dwyer V, Turner MJ.
Is the caesarean section rate in Ireland too high?
Ir Med J 2011; 104: 133-4.
O’Dwyer V, Farah N, Fattah C, O’Connor N, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
The risk of caesarean section in obese women analysed by parity.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2011; 158: 28-32.
Walsh C, Farah N, O’Dwyer V, Hogan J, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
Maternity services for obese women in Ireland.
Ir Med J 2011; 104: 217-9.
Farah N, Hogan J, O’Dwyer V, Stuart B, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
Influence of maternal glycemia on intrauterine fetal adiposity after a normal oral glucose tolerance test at 28 weeks gestation.
Exp Diabetes Res. 2011; 2011: 951203. Epub 2011 Oct 27.
O’Dwyer V, O’Connor N, Fattah C, Farah N, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
Waist circumference in the first trimester of pregnancy and risk of caesarean section.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2011; 159: 483-4.
O’Dwyer V, Farah N, Hogan J, O’Connor N, Kennelly MM, Turner MJ.
Timing of Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Women with Moderate and severe obesity.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2011; 91: 447-51.
O’Dwyer V, Turner MJ.
Maternal obesity and caesarean section chapter.
Caesarean delivery-www.intechweb.org. (open access publishing).
Russell N, Gleeson V, Robson M, McAuliffe F, O’Connell M.
Conservative Management of Placenta Accreta. Ir Med J 2009; 102: 232-3.
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