Women's Health Research Centre - Integrating bench side science with bedside care to improve the health and wellbeing of women, parents, and their babies
Find out more about Millie, Fiona and Laura's roles and how they are recruiting patients to two important research studies to deepen our understanding of preterm birth. ➡️ intranet.imperial.nhs.uk/pag…
A potential complication for the most vulnerable premature babies, born before 32 weeks, is a serious stomach condition where tissue in the bowel becomes inflamed.
Find out how donor milk from our historical milk bank can help. ➡️ intranet.imperial.nhs.uk/pub…#WorldPrematurityDay
ALT Collage of two photos. On the left is a black and white photo of a nurse pouring milk into an old fashioned filter system. On the right is a photo of a woman pouring milk through the modern day equivalent of the filter system.
Shortly after being born, Freddie was diagnosed with hereditary retinoblastoma, caused by a change in his RB1 gene. He is one of numerous children who has benefitted from being part of the Generation Study.
Read Freddie's story: ow.ly/8Wau50XjfiX
ALT Blue and pink template with a photo of Freddie and the text 'Participant Stories. Freddie’s story: Retinoblastoma'.
ALT Blue and pink template with a quote from Freddie's father Joey “Our decision to join the Generation Study has changed Freddie’s life phenomenally. We were told that the first 6 months is vital in diagnosing and treating the condition. There’s no telling at what point it would have been discovered if we hadn’t taken part.”.
The Generation Study is a ground-breaking research study in partnership with the NHS which will sequence the whole genomes of up to 100,000 newborn babies and look for 200 rare conditions in early childhood.
Find out more: ow.ly/RVuJ50TBVQf@DHSCgovuk@NHSEngland
ALT Parents holding babies and the text 'The study aims to improve our understanding of how to diagnose and treat rare genetic conditions by sequencing newborns’ genomes.'
ALT Parents holding babies and the text 'It will also support research into genetic conditions and explore the potential of storing a genome over a person’s lifetime.'
ALT Parents holding babies and the text 'Parents at participating NHS Trusts will be asked if they wish to join from approximately 20 weeks of pregnancy.'
ALT Parents holding babies and the text 'The study was designed in collaboration with the public, parents, healthcare professionals and people from the rare disease community.'
And just like that... ✨✨✨🪄
We have met our TRUFFLE-2 randomisation target, and recruitment has now ended. 🎊🎉
We are immensely grateful to each and every one of you who chose to take part.
Thank you also to all our recruitment centres!
Health minister visits MDR's Imperial-hosted Tommy's research centre
Baroness Merron, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women’s Health and Mental Health, made the visit to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week ⬇️
imperial.ac.uk/news/270533/h…
Imperial designated Focused Ultrasound Centre of Excellence
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London have been designated as a Focused Ultrasound Centre of Excellence.
imperial.ac.uk/news/270573/i…
Baby Loss Awareness Week @ImperialNHS
Thinking of all families touched by pregnancy and baby loss this week.
🙏🏻 to our dedicated bereavement team & MNVP for raising awareness & providing time for families to commemorate their babies lives. @lauren28petrie@Ellamaclictor
➡️Was your baby born early?
🧬Join the PRESTIGE-PTB study! Your experience could help us better understand the genetic reasons for preterm birth
➡️ Our self-referral form closes 9th September- find more information and refer yourself into the study here: imperial.ac.uk/metabolism-di…
Was your baby born early?
Join the PRESTIGE-PTB study! Your experience could help us better understand the genetic reasons for preterm birth 🧬
Find more information and refer yourself into the study here!
➡️ imperial.ac.uk/metabolism-di…@GenomicsEngland@ImperialNHS@tommys
2000 people have taken part in the PRESTIGE-PTB study!🎉🎉🎉
We are so incredibly excited to celebrate this milestone and so grateful to everyone who helps us better understand preterm birthđź’•
@tommys@GenomicsEngland
We are proud to award Honorary Fellowship ad eundem to Prof Catherine Williamson. A leader in maternal medicine, her research has transformed clinical understanding of pregnancy-related liver disorders, diabetes and hyperemesis, shaping both national and international guidance.
Was your baby born early?
Join the PRESTIGE study! Your experience could help us better understand the genetic causes for preterm birth.
Find more information and refer yourself into the study here!
➡️imperial.ac.uk/metabolism-di…