Pregnancy, Birth and Newborn 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
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.
Dr Pezaro is an Assistant Professor within the Centre for Healthcare and Communities and Fellow of The Royal College of Midwives. Sally's research is rooted in decolonial feminist approaches and focussed on achieving reproductive justice for all and addressing inequalities in reproductive services. Dr Pezaro has specifically focused upon improving the delivery of perinatal care in groups such as minoritised global majority communities, trans and non-binary people and victims of domestic violence and abuse. Sally is Programme Director for the Structured PhD in Healthcare Sciences.
Postgraduate Researchers
Milja Leiviska
