Ongoing Research

Here is a selection of ongoing and recently completed research.

Current research taking place in the UK:

Tommy’s

• Miscarriage
• STRIDER; assessing Viagra’s effectiveness to prevent stillbirth
• Premature Birth
• Stillbirth
• Placenta Clinic
• AFFIRM study

Sands

• Design trial
• Inequalities in stillbirth

Recently completed research and studies in the UK:

• Maternal mortality 2022-2024 (updated January 2026)
• Stillbirth Priority Setting Partnership Conclusions
• Self-hypnosis for intra-partum pain management in nulliparous women
• Inquiry into stillbirths in Wales
• Obstetric Cholestasis
• Cardiac Arrhythmia
• The Pregnancy Outcome Prediction Study (POPs)
• The Cost of Stillbirth
• Improving Perinatal Post Mortem Data Collection
• Independent Investigation into Maternity and Neonatal Services in England – Reflections and Initial Impressions