We’re dedicated to
Funding research that has the highest impact on both our local population and on a wider scale – across the UK and beyond.
The ethnically diverse population of East London has a significantly increased risk of maternal and newborn complications, such as diabetes. The Barts Research Centre for Women’s Health is undertaking landmark research to improve the health of women before, during and after pregnancy.
The difference we’re making
- Tackling health inequalities in our local population
- Publishing research with a global impact such as how anaemia in pregnancy doubles risk of maternal death worldwide
- Funding a suite of research projects, including:
- Improving IVF treatments using novel time-lapse imaging technology
- Using nutritional supplements to prevent diabetes in pregnancy
- Giving a specialist blood clotting agent (cryoprecipitate) earlier to stop post-birth bleeding – the leading cause of death in pregnancy
Funding extraordinary healthcare
The new Centre supports the training of new researchers. It draws upon the network of maternal facilities across the hospitals of Barts Health, including at Whipps Cross, where a new £6.8m Barts Charity-funded women’s health centre is set to complete in 2020.
The local community will be involved in the research, with patient and public engagement ensuring that the Centre tackles the issues that really matter to the local population, generating findings that make a real difference to women’s health.
