Maternal and Infant Health
We share a common goal to contribute evidence and implementation know-how so every woman and baby has access to high quality maternal and infant care.
Focus of our research
We generate and translate evidence to advance the provision of high-quality maternity care to every woman and baby. We are focused on getting it right for the most vulnerable in our community using a social model of health to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do.
We are:
- advancing understanding of the impact of midwifery continuity of care for women and babies.
- exploring strategies to enable universal access to midwifery continuity of care at a local level.
- hearing the voices of midwives to support a sustainable maternity workforce.
- working with community-level agencies and other stakeholders to authentically co-create strategies and resources to implement woman-centred care in their own communities and practice settings.
We have a growing group of PhD students and are keen to enable an environment that nurtures excellent research and researchers.
Project list
Cluster team
Jenny is Professor of Midwifery in a joint appointment with UHCW NHS Trust. She leads a programme of research tackling the pillars to build evidence-based, woman-centred maternity care with a focus on inequality. She has a strong background in maternity research, midwifery education, clinical practice, professional leadership, and innovation. She is Director of the Transforming Maternity Care Collaborative. New publications include a systematic review of health engagement tools for use with vulnerable pregnant women.
Dr Adanikin is a physician, with specialist certification in obstetrics and gynaecology from the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) and the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN), and previously worked as a hospital consultant. He holds a Master in Public Health, and a PhD from the University of Southampton, UK. He is a maternal and perinatal health epidemiologist, and possesses extensive experience working in the field of women’s health in developed and developing countries.
