National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit

Here at the NPEU, we are dedicated to improving care for newborns and driving evidence based treatment. We specialise in conducting clinical trials during the perinatal period.
On this day #worldpatientsafetyday2025 , we work together to increase global awareness and action on patient safety.

New study coming soon... @toast-study.bsky.social

Final chance to influence the future of research into perinatal mental health in the UK! Our survey closes tomorrow. Tell us the questions you want answered and have your say.

🔗 Take the survey: bit.ly/PMHPriorities

📅 Closing date: Thursday 31st July

Find out more: prioritiseperinatal.co.uk

Research priorities for the most premature babies born less 25 weeks gestation identified by an international priority setting partnership.
The results have now been published, you can read about the full publication and article here: 👀

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Standardising management of consent withdrawal and other clinical trial participation changes: The UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Unit Network’s PeRSEVERE project - William J Cragg, Laura Clifton-Ha... Background/Aims: Existing regulatory and ethical guidance does not address real-life complexities in how clinical trial participants’ level of participation may...

Publication of guidance on managing changes to participants’ involvement in clinical trials.
A series of principles which can be used as guidance for anyone involved in managing participant changes in consent.
Published article here: bit.ly/4kH96Ow

‘Support, not blame’: Study explores links between children’s social care involvement and maternal deaths | NPEU The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is a multidisciplinary research unit based at the University of Oxford. Our work involves running randomised con

‘Support, not blame’: Study explores links between children’s social care involvement and maternal deaths.

MBRRACE-UK collaboration found that 1/3 of women who died during or in the year after pregnancy were known to children's social care, which is higher than previously reported.

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We're having fantastic response! Are you from the UK? Are you someone with lived experience, a family member, clinician or policy maker? Help shape the future of perinatal mental health research - get questions you are interested in answered! Click on the link here: prioritiseperinatal.co.uk

Started the perinatal mental health survey but didn’t get a chance to finish? You can go back and complete it - every answer counts and helps make research better. Thank you for being part of this!
🔗 Take the survey: bit.ly/PMHPriorities
📅 Closing date: Monday 21st July
prioritiseperinatal.co.uk

Launching today! Please take a look 👀

Maternal obesity is associated with increased risk of hospital admission for infection in children | NPEU The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is a multidisciplinary research unit based at the University of Oxford. Our work involves running randomised con

A new study by researchers at @oxpop.bsky.social National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit has found that children born to mothers with a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or above may have an increased risk of being admitted to hospital for an infection.
Read more: bit.ly/4kFsqN6

📢We are developing a new study looking at treatments that may help improve care for Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE).📢
If you have a child who received cooling therapy for HIE and are interested in taking part in an online focus group please get in touch. @npeu-ctu.bsky.social

MBRRACE-UK report shows rate of stillbirths and neonatal deaths decreased in 2023 but persistent inequalities remain | NPEU The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is a multidisciplinary research unit based at the University of Oxford. Our work involves running randomised con

MBRRACE_UK report shows rate of stillbirths and neonatal deaths decreased in 2023 but persistent inequalities remain.

👉 Read the full article here: bit.ly/4ketsyD

These findings show that progress is being made in reducing baby deaths but there is still important work to do, especially to tackle the gaps linked to deprivation, ethnicity, and how early in pregnancy a baby is born. #MBRRACE

The common causes of stillbirth and neonatal death remained the same in 2023. The cause of stillbirth remains unknown in one-third of cases. #MBRRACE

Persistent inequalities in baby deaths remained in 2023, with rates increasing for babies born in the most deprived areas for the third year running. Ethnic disparities also continued with Black and Asian babies more likely to die than White babies. #MBRRACE

Stillbirth rates decreased but neonatal mortality rates increased for the very smallest babies. Babies born at 22 and 23 weeks made up 25% of all neonatal deaths in 2023. #MBRRACE

Stillbirth rates were similar across most trusts and health boards, but neonatal mortality rates varied more. You can view the rates for each trust and health board in our data viewer: timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-p...
#MBRRACE

Rates of baby deaths continued to decrease in 2023, mostly due to a reduction in stillbirths. Compared with 2022, stillbirth rates were lower in every nation of the UK and fewer newborns died in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. #MBRRACE

The #MBRRACE perinatal mortality ‘State of the Nation’ report for deaths that occurred in 2023 has now been published. @oxpop.bsky.social

👉 read more: timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-p...

📣 The @neogastrictrial.bsky.social trial is looking at routinely measuring gastric residuals in preterm babies and is set to be the largest individually randomised neonatal trial. Hear from the UK Chief Investigator Prof. Chris Gale about what makes this trial so exciting. @npeu-oxford.bsky.social 📣

NPEU CTU at NIHR Reproductive Health and Childbirth Research Champions Symposium 2025 | MAMA | NPEU The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is a multidisciplinary research unit based at the University of Oxford. Our work involves running randomised con

The @themamastudy.bsky.social team are thrilled to be representing the @npeu-ctu.bsky.social at the NIHR Reproductive Health and Childbirth Research Champions Symposium 2025

Read more here: bit.ly/422MRfI
#bepartofresearch

Oxford medic's humanitarian work to be recognised by King Alessandra Morelli, from the University of Oxford, has worked in disaster zones in Libya and Turkey.

So pleased and proud to see former @npeu-ukmidss.bsky.social Research Midwife Alessandra Morelli honoured for her humanitarian work with UK-Med www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @npeu-oxford.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Severe maternal morbidity in high income settings | NPEU The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is a multidisciplinary research unit based at the University of Oxford. Our work involves running randomised con

A systematic review reporting on severe maternal morbidity in the high income settings, has been published in @eclinicalmed.bsky.social

Read more here: bit.ly/4kjVgmr

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