Members of the research team
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has received â?2m from Barts Charity to launch the Barts Research Centre for Women's Health, with the aim of tackling problems that affect mothers and their unborn and newborn children. Diabetes is one of the key issues the Centre will focus on. In East London where the Centre is based, as many as 10-15 per cent of mothers develop diabetes in pregnancy. Professor Shakila Thangaratinam, joint lead researcher at QMULâ?'s new Barts Research Centre for Women's Health said: â''Diabetes, bleeding following childbirth, obesity â'' these are all key problems, not just for our local community but for mothers across the UK and internationally too. Weâ?'re creating a visibility at a national level too, addressing problems in mothers who need it most and helping to put findings into clinical practice nationwide.â'' Specifically, their research will focus on four key areas across conception, pregnancy, birth and post-birth: More successful IVF treatments - Using novel imaging technology to identify the healthiest embryos for use in IVF treatments. Preventing diabetes in pregnancy - Use of a nutritional supplement â?- myo-inositol â?- to prevent gestational diabetes, which affects 2,000 women in East London alone every year. Preventing excessive bleeding during childbirth - Looking at the effectiveness of cryoprecipitate (a blood product, also used in treatment of traumatic injury) to prevent bleeding during childbirth.
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