Current Studies

Find out more about our current research studies.

BioBank - Providing high quality tissue samples and matched medical data to researchers working to improve maternal and fetal health.

Born in Scotland - Understanding how health and wellbeing in pregnancy and early childhood shapes our lives.

I-test - Exploring potential use of new retinal biomarkers for early detection of pregnancy complications.

METAFOR - Investigating a delayed release preparation of metformin for gestational diabetes.

ROTATE - Investigating which methods for rotating the baby at birth (hand or instrument) have the best outcomes.

STOPPIT-3 and STOPPIT-M - A randomised placebo-controlled trial of antenatal corticosteroids for planned birth in twins.

A study following thousands of parents living in Scotland and their babies, to understand how health in pregnancy shapes our lives.

Understanding views about uses of health data and future models for data stewardship.

Providing high quality tissue samples and matched medical data to researchers working to improve maternal and fetal health.

A study looking at over 40,000 maternity records to assess home cervical ripening during induction of labour.

A new collaborative consortium for the study of pregnancy treatments.

Scotland-specific data on incidence of, and outcomes following, COVID-19 infection and vaccination in pregnancy.

Using smartphone data to link environmental factors and health in pregnancy.

Exploring potential use of new retinal biomarkers for early detection of pregnancy complications.

Investigating a delayed release preparation of metformin for gestational diabetes.

Investigating which methods for rotating the baby at birth (hand or instrument) have the best outcomes.

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A randomised placebo-controlled trial of antenatal corticosteroids for planned birth in twins.

An overview of the current projects being undertaken by our research fellows.

This article was published on 6 Sep, 2023