Our Maternity department is research active with a number of opportunities for families to get involved.

CaPE

The CaPE Study is looking at whether additional calcium during pregnancy, plus usual care (prescription of low-dose aspirin) is more effective than usual care alone (low-dose aspirin only) in reducing pre-eclampsia in women and pregnant people at increased risk.

ObsUK

The ObsUK study is looking at whether the introduction of a specific care bundle for the management of bleeding after your baby is born can improve outcomes for women and parents. The care bundle includes:

• the use of a universal individual assessment of bleeding risk at labour onset;
• real-time accurate measurement of blood loss at all births;
• a structured and consistent approach to escalation of care to more senior clinicians;
• a bedside test to rapidly identify abnormal blood clotting (within 10 minutes) and inform treatment if needed.

MINNES 20-28

MiNNESS 20-28 is a study looking at whether there are any medical or modifiable lifestyle factors that may be associated with the loss of a baby between 20-28 weeks of pregnancy.

DIvO

DIvO is using a digital imaging device (infrared camera) to screen for congenital cataract in babies under 72 hours old. This test will be offered alongside the baby’s usual red-reflex eye test as part of the Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) to see which one is more accurate.

Prestige-PTB

Prestige PTB wants to find out which genetic factors in people from different ethnic backgrounds are linked to premature birth, using a technology called Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS). We hope this study can help us better predict and understand preterm birth.

How to get involved

If you are interested in participating in research and would like some more information about the studies we are supporting, contact the Maternity Research team at mtw-tr.maternity-research@nhs.net or on 01622 477582.