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
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
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.
Pregnancy Lifestyle Activity and Nutrition (PLAN)