Women’s Health
Leading the way in Women’s Health research
Maternal mortality remains unacceptably high. We are determined to end preventable death and illness in mothers affected by postpartum haemorrhage, miscarriage and other pregnancy-related conditions around the globe.
We jointly lead Europe’s largest miscarriage research centre – the Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research – and we also have the honour of holding the designation for the WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Women’s Health.
We are leading the way in women’s health research by championing the need to test safe and effect medicine use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Our findings are making a difference, with a major international trial addressing bleeding after childbirth radically improving women’s chances of surviving childbirth with recommendations that are implementable worldwide.
The breadth of our research expertise extends to other women’s health priorities, including ovarian cancer, where our research has been instrumental in changing National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines regarding surgical approach.
There is an urgent need for action to address the underserved area of medicines use in pregnancy. Without it, women and babies will continue to die when they could be saved. They will continue to experience long-term health effects, disability and distress, which might be avoided. It is no longer ethical to deny pregnant women and their unborn babies access to safe, modern medicines that the rest of the population enjoys.
Reducing maternal deaths
Reimagining abortion regulation
Abortion is still a crime in most countries.
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Research centres
WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Women’s Health
Research includes evidence syntheses, clinical trials, prognostic models, multi-country surveys, and qualitative and implementation studies.
Tommy's National Centre for Miscarriage Research
We are finding new ways to prevent pregnancy loss, and challenging misconceptions about miscarriage.
Detecting ovarian cancer sooner
