Pregnancy & Birth

This research focuses on understanding how maternal health, lifestyle, and fertility influence pregnancy outcomes and the early development of children.

ORIGINS research aims to improve maternal and infant health by identifying effective interventions, supporting healthy pregnancy behaviours, and understanding factors that affect fertility and conception

Areas covered within this research domain include:

Antenatal healthcare
Fertility and conception
Details of pregnancy and birth
Pregnancy health literacy
Prior pregnancy history

Active

Examining Sub-Fertility In a Prospective Birth Cohort

This research aims to examine subfertility in a population pregnancy cohort, analysing the underlying differences between sub fertile couples who conceive naturally, sub fertile couples who conceive using ART or non-IVF, and fertile couples.

Completed

ACE Feeding Study

The Antenatal Colostrum Expression (ACE) Study aims to determine whether hand expressing of colostrum in the last few weeks of pregnancy can help new mothers to breastfeed.

The PLAN Project

Pregnancy Lifestyle Activity and Nutrition (PLAN)