Emily Kieran

MRCPI, MD, ChB, PhD

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Neonatologist, Division of Neonatology, BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre

Dr. Kieran's area of particular research interest is the care of newborns with medical complexity, who have prolonged admissions to the NICU, and babies who are technology dependent at time of going home.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Healthy Starts
  • Research Group(s): Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation; Implementing Knowledge for Equity and System Change; Neurodevelopmental and Neurological Disorders; Pain and Stress

Contact Information

Location

4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1

Outcomes Associated With Care Models for Neonates With Complex Medical Needs: A Scoping Review to Support Program Evaluation

Advances in Neonatal Care

Loewen, N. and Ranger, M. and Kieran, E.

DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001225

Parental grief following infant death in the NICU: a longitudinal mixed-methods exploration of parental experiences and influencing factors

BMJ Open

Alonso-Prieto, E. and Chung, R. and Allison, K. and Nightbird, M. and Kieran, E. and Albersheim, S.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100264

Long-term health outcomes of preterm birth: a narrative review

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Gette, F. and Aziz Ali, S. and Ho, M.S.P. and Richter, L.L. and Chan, E.S. and Yang, C.L. and Kieran, E. and Mammen, C. and Roberts, A. and Kang, K.T. and Wong, J. and Rassekh, S.R. and Castaldo, M. and Harris, K.C. and Lee, J. and Lam, C.K.L. and Chan, N.H. and Lisonkova, S. and Ting, J.Y.

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1565897

A Newborn With Severe and Refractory Hypoglycemia

Journal of Neonatology

Roychaudhuri, S. and Abdallateef, N. and Vijayashankar, S.S. and Tan, J. and Metzger, D. and Kieran, E.

DOI: 10.1177/09732179231172280

Impact of Perinatal Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Early Health Outcomes among Infants Born from 2020 to 2021 in British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Lindsay L. Richter and Matthew S. P. Ho and Qian Zhang and Jeffrey N. Bone and Elodie Portales-Casamar and Connie L. Yang and Ashley Roberts and Kristopher Kang and Emily Kieran and Carol Lam and Sarka Lisonkova and Joseph Y. Ting and Mohd Adnan

DOI: 10.1155/2023/9968774

01 / 2023

Experiences of Mothers of Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Advances in Neonatal Care

Richter, L.L. and Ku, C. and Mak, M.Y.Y. and Holsti, L. and Kieran, E. and Alonso-Prieto, E. and Ranger, M.

DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001071

Factors Associated with Umbilical Venous Catheter Malposition in Newborns: A Tertiary Center Experience

American Journal of Perinatology

Soonsawad, S. and Kieran, E.A. and Ting, J.Y. and Alonsoprieto, E. and Panczuk, J.K.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1726385

Coached, Coordinated, Enhanced Neonatal Transition (CCENT): Protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial of transition-to-home support for parents of high-risk infants

BMJ Open

Orkin, J. and Major, N. and Esser, K. and Parmar, A. and Couture, E. and Daboval, T. and Kieran, E. and Ly, L. and O'Brien, K. and Patel, H. and Synnes, A. and Robson, K. and Barreira, L. and Smith, W.L. and Rizakos, S. and Willan, A.R. and Yaskina, M. and Moretti, M.E. and Ungar, W.J. and Ballantyne, M. and Church, P.T. and Cohen, E.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046706

42 The Impact of Home Respiratory Support on Developmental Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants

Paediatrics & child health

McRae L and Kieran E and Luu T and Shivananda S and Synnes A

08 / 2020

31 Strengthening care for infants with medical complexity during the transition from the neonatal intensive care unit to the community

Paediatrics & child health

Kieran E and Dyck Chan L and Shivananda S

08 / 2020

Outcomes of Neonates with Complex Medical Needs

Advances in Neonatal Care

Kieran, E. and Sara, R. and Claydon, J. and Hait, V. and De Salaberry, J. and Osiovich, H. and Shivananda, S. and Forsythe, P.L.

DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000639

Effect of Early Parenteral Nutrition Discontinuation on Time to Regain Birth Weight in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Perrem, L. and Semberova, J. and O'Sullivan, A. and Kieran, E.A. and O'Donnell, C.P.F. and White, M.J. and Miletin, J.

DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1502

2% chlorhexidine-70% isopropyl alcohol versus 10% povidone-iodine for insertion site cleaning before central line insertion in preterm infants: A randomised trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Kieran, E.A. and O'Sullivan, A. and Miletin, J. and Twomey, A.R. and Knowles, S.J. and O'Donnell, C.P.F.

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-312193

Specific risks for the preterm infant

Newborn Surgery, Fourth Edition

Kieran, E.A. and O?Donnell, C.P.F.

DOI: 10.4324/9781315113968

A randomised trial of placing preterm infants on their back or left side after birth

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Stenke, E. and Kieran, E.A. and McCarthy, L.K. and Dawson, J.A. and Van Vonderen, J.J. and Kamlin, C.O.F. and Davis, P.G. and Te Pas, A.B. and O'Donnell, C.P.F.

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309842

Positioning newborns on their back or right side for umbilical venous catheter insertion

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Kieran, E.A. and Laffan, E.E. and O'Donnell, C.P.F.

DOI: 10.1111/apa.13525

Estimating umbilical catheter insertion depth in newborns using weight or body measurement: A randomised trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Kieran, E.A. and Laffan, E.E. and O'Donnell, C.P.F.

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307668

Variation in size of laryngoscope blades used in preterm newborns

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Kieran, E.A. and O'Donnell, C.P.F.

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305880

Unlicensed and off-label drug use in an Irish neonatal intensive care unit: A prospective cohort study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Kieran, E.A. and O'Callaghan, N. and O'Donnell, C.P.F.

DOI: 10.1111/apa.12541

Accuracy of length measurements on neonatal umbilical catheters

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Kieran, E.A. and O'Donnell, C.P.F.

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306922

Randomized trial of prongs or mask for nasal continuous positive airway pressure in preterm infants

Pediatrics

Kieran, E.A. and Twomey, A.R. and Molloy, E.J. and Murphy, J.F.A. and O'Donnell, C.P.F.

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-3548

Serum magnesium in the first week of life in extremely low birth weight infants

Neonatology

Noone, D. and Kieran, E. and Molloy, E.J.

DOI: 10.1159/000335240

Neonatal respiratory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) referrals.

Irish medical journal

El-Khuffash A and Kieran E and Palmer K and Molloy E

PubMed: 21667611

03 / 2011

Survey of nasal continuous positive airways pressure (NCPAP) and nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) use in Irish newborn nurseries

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Kieran, E.A. and Walsh, H. and O'Donnell, C.P.F.

DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.203190

Neonatal respiratory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) referrals

Irish Medical Journal

El-Khuffash, A. and Kieran, E. and Palmer, K. and Molloy, E.

Speed of data display by pulse oximeters in newborns: A randomised crossover study

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Pinnamaneni, R. and Kieran, E.A. and O'Donnell, C.P.F.

DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.186361

Coached, Coordinated, Enhanced Neonatal Transition (CCENT)

A multi-centre mixed-methods pragmatic randomized controlled trial: Research results are part of a multi-center collaboration and contribute to the goals of the Child Bright Network to demonstrate the effectiveness of strategies to improve short- and long-term outcomes of children with disability.

Strengthening care for infants with complex medical needs during the transition from the NICU to community care

The overarching goal of this project is to spark action among stakeholders about how to implement the best practices for transitioning children with complex care needs from the newborn to early childhood period.

Grants

Child Health Initiatives Limiting Disability – Brain Research Improving Growth and Health Trajectories”

Medical Staff Engagement and Workplace Improvements Health Authority Engagement

CIHR Grant - “CHILD-BRIGHT

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