Ongoing Research

MAMA Academy champions the research that makes pregnancies safer. This page highlights ongoing and recently completed research in the UK that matters to midwives, student midwives and the families in their care. Each listing links to the organisation running the research, so current studies, recruitment status and results are always on their own site. If you are involved in maternity research you would like us to feature, contact us at contact@mamaacademy.org.uk.

Current research taking place in the UK

University of East Anglia – NICU bereavement care research

Researchers at the University of East Anglia, working with Bliss, are studying the experiences of parents who lost a baby while their baby was being cared for in a neonatal unit, to improve bereavement support in NICUs. MAMA Academy is supporting recruitment for this important study. To find out more or take part, email p.curry@uea.ac.uk.

National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), University of Oxford

The NPEU runs randomised trials and influential national studies in maternal and neonatal health and care, and hosts the MBRRACE-UK programme and the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool. Their current studies page is a window into the most active perinatal research in the UK.

NIHR Evidence

The National Institute for Health and Care Research publishes plain-English summaries of the most reliable research about what works in health and social care, including maternal and neonatal health – a quick way for busy midwives to keep up with new evidence.

Recently completed research and studies in the UK

Key studies and reports that have recently concluded and are shaping practice today.

Studies archive (2013-2020)