Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health

Three-parent baby raises issues of long-term health risks

28 September 2016

Professor of Mitochondrial Genetics, Joanna Poulton gives her views on the recent announcement that a baby boy, the first child to be born using a new technique that incorporates DNA from three people, is now five months old.

New research routes for scientists trying to detect ovarian cancer

3 August 2016

Oxford University researchers have found a way to detect ovarian cancer early and identified an enzyme that is key in making ovarian cancer more deadly. Their results, published in two journals, provide new research routes for scientists trying to detect and beat the disease.

3-Minute Thesis: Embryos and Lasers

22 June 2016

Lien Davidson, a 2nd year DPhil student in the Coward Group, won the Medical Sciences Divisional heat and was then runner up in the University final in a recent 3-minute thesis competition.

Prize for best poster presentation

15 June 2016

Postdoctoral Research Assistant Yiyan Zheng has won one of three prizes for best poster presentations.

Future Fertility Trust charity launched

13 June 2016

A pioneering new charity dedicated to helping young people at risk of infertility has been set up by specialists from the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, the Institute of Research Studies at the University of Oxford, and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

High blood pressure could significantly raise the risk of developing vascular dementia

19 May 2016

In a paper released today in the publication Stroke, Professor Kazem Rahimi of the George Institute for Global Health, Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, describes research findings that show heightened blood pressure increases the risk of developing vascular dementia by 62%.

Oxford Safer Pregnancy Alliance & Gynaecology Research Open Day

16 May 2016

Women and their families are encouraged to come along to a public open day, on Tuesday 24th May, about research into the health of women and babies. During the event you can listen to talks and meet the teams who are involved in gynaecology, pregnancy and reproduction research.

UK Trebles Funding To Tackle Zika Virus

24 March 2016

UK funding for rapid research into tackling the Zika virus is set to increase to £4million, the government has announced, as British scientists continue to lead the way in tackling this global emergency.

Endometriosis Awareness Week (3rd - 9th March)

3 March 2016

The Endometriosis CaRe Centre, based in the Women’s Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, now sees and treats more women with endometriosis than any other unit in the UK. It was established in 2013 as a partnership between the University of Oxford and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

HE Bioscience Teacher of the Year Nominee

18 February 2016

Dr Kevin Coward, Director of the MSc in Clinical Embryology at the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Oxford has been shortlisted for The Higher Education Bioscience Teacher of the Year Award.

Newborn size charts will be a valuable tool in Zika virus crisis

18 February 2016

The INTERGROWTH-21st Consortium, led by researchers at the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Oxford, has published the final set of charts that enable healthcare professionals worldwide to assess the weight, length and head circumference of newborns from 24 to 42 weeks of gestation, and that apply to all babies, regardless of the colour of their skin, race or ethnicity.

New global agenda for women’s health

16 February 2016

The latest policy paper from The George Institute for Global Health - ‘Women’s Health: A New Global Agenda’ calls for global and national women’s health strategies to focus on non-communicable diseases, which kill more than 18 million women a year worldwide.

Improving the prediction of preeclampsia

7 January 2016

Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and neonatal death worldwide, yet effective strategies are lacking for prevention and treatment. A new paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine, explores the Predictive Value of the sFlt-1:PlGF Ratio in Women with Suspected Preeclampsia.

Health for All: Looking Back to Plan for the Future

7 January 2016

In many of our urban areas, health-care facilities rank with the best in countries like the US and the UK. But problems start cropping up as you move away from the cities and deeper into rural India.

Call for new blood pressure lowering guidelines

4 January 2016

Treating blood pressure below current targets significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular events and death, regardless of blood pressure before treatment, a new paper in the Lancet has found.

Children with cancer given hope of having a family in the future

17 December 2015

More children in England and Wales, who are at high risk of being infertile after cancer treatment, will be given the chance of a family later in life thanks to a major donation to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Beam me up, baby: exploring the use of lasers in assisted reproductive technologies

15 December 2015

The success rate of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) hovers around 30%. Even in successful cases, the incidence of multiple births, due to multiple embryo transfer, and their associated morbidity, is dangerously high. Now a new paper reveals how laser technology is being used to make ART safer and more efficient.

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