MAMA Academy welcomes new prematurity research

Published on: 23/11/2015

MAMA Academy is delighted with the news that Tommy’s has received a significant grant to fund research into premature birth.

The charity’s research centre at St. Thomas’ hospital, London, has received a £42,900 boost which means that they will be able to continue their ground-breaking work in pioneering screening tests and treatments that could help to save babies lives. Current achievements include a 23% reduction in premature births in women who are at high risk and attended the clinic 2014-15, compared to the previous year. The charity are also proud to announce that studies have also discovered methods of preventing premature births and saving babies’ lives.

Tommy’s say, “About one in 14 pregnant women in the UK gives birth prematurely. Their babies face a battle to live. Because their organs are still developing, the earlier the baby is born the higher the risk that they will develop serious health problems, or even die before they leave the hospital. In the UK, premature births are responsible for four out of 10 deaths of children under five.

By funding the work of our midwives, the Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation’s grant is helping more babies to be born at the right time and have a better chance of a healthy future. Everyone at Tommy’s is very grateful to the Foundation and we look forward to working together.”

For more information on the vital work that Tommy’s do, please visit their site.