Perinatal and reproductive health

Improving the health of women and their children

We carry out translational research covering women’s reproductive life from fertility through pregnancy to the health of the baby in their first year of life. To carry out our research, we develop tools to accurately predict outcomes around fertility, pregnancy and birth. We also develop the best possible treatments for groups of people at risk of stillbirth, gestational diabetes (diabetes that some women develop during pregnancy) and perinatal asphyxia (when babies are starved of oxygen during birth).

Workstreams

Prediction, diagnosis and prevention of adverse perinatal outcomes 

Prediction, diagnosis and prevention of adverse perinatal outcomes.

Improving outcomes for in vitro fertilisation (IVF)

Improvement of IVF treatment strategies and establishing a clinical group of IVF patients.

 

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Latest research news

Analysing metabolomics to improve the prediction of pregnancy-related disorders.

17 August 2021

Using analytical methods such as mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to detect ...

Bristol study to improve success of IVF treatment resumes

29 April 2021

A major study into the factors affecting IVF treatment success, led by NIHR Bristol Biomedical ...

Researcher profile: Alison Kirby, Brist-IVF study research midwife

24 October 2019

Event brings together PhD students and Early Career Researchers across BRC

21 October 2019

Blog: Three days at the NIHR Infrastructure Doctoral Research Training Camp

16 July 2019