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Maternal & Fetal Health

Our Maternal & Fetal Health research covers the following research groups: Fetal Monitoring; Lactation and Breastfeeding, The Oxford Safer Pregnancy Alliance (OSPREA), Placental Imaging, the INGR1D Study and Pre-eclampsia.

Our Maternal & Fetal Health research covers the following research groups: Fetal Monitoring; Lactation and Breastfeeding, The Oxford Safer Pregnancy Alliance (OSPREA), the INGR1D Study and Pre-eclampsia.


Topics in this theme

Studying the relationship between fetal heart rate and fetal health prior to and during labour to prevent fetal compromise. The goal is to provide at the bedside much needed evidence-based fetal monitoring. Before labour, 6 in 1000 babies are delivered urgently based on the fetal monitoring. During labour, this number is 74 in 1000 babies.
Fetal Monitoring
INGR1D is a large screening study in the Thames Valley to identify infants who are at risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
INGR1D Study in the Thames Valley
Lactation and Breastfeeding
Lactation and Breastfeeding
OSPREA
OSPREA
The placenta is the most indispensable, disposable organ you ever had. It decrees both how well we grow and develop in the womb and our future health well into adulthood. Our research explores two key themes: 1) Imaging the placenta early in pregnancy in order to predict adverse pregnancy outcomes including fetal growth restriction and 2) Diagnosis and management of Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder (PAS) - also known as abnormally invasive placenta (AIP).
Placental Imaging
Pre-eclampsia affects 5% of pregnant women, usually during the second half of pregnancy (from around 20 weeks) or soon after their baby is delivered. It is associated with significant problems in the mother and the baby. Our research examines the molecular mechanisms of pre-eclampsia and explores if we can predict and prevent this disease.
Pre-eclampsia