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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

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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.