Home › News & insights › Latest news Latest news 19 June 2025 Community-based mentoring in Sierra Leone for pregnant adolescents and their babies doubles survival rate An innovative community-based mentoring scheme for pregnant adolescent girls in Sierra Leone has been found to save lives, while also helping girls...
Home › News & insights › Latest news Latest news 25 March 2025 Maternity teams highly commended in NIHR Impact Prizes 2025 Congratulations to the maternity research teams in the Capacity Research Innovation Building maternity Systems in Sierra Leone (CRIBS) and Preterm pre-eclampsiA PlAcental Growth factor testing for reduction...
Home › News & insights › Latest news Latest news 16 August 2024 Report identifies actions to improve open disclosure in England’s NHS maternity services when babies die or are harmed A new study looking at the experiences of families and healthcare professionals following incidents involving NHS maternity care...
Home › News & insights › Latest news Latest news 10 April 2024 Midwife continuity of care models linked to positive experiences during pregnancy Researchers at ARC South London have found that women who experienced midwife continuity of care models are more likely to experience a spontaneous vaginal birth,...
Home › News & insights › Latest news Latest news 18 December 2023 Maternity research projects shortlisted for KERN awards Two projects from researchers in ARC South London’s maternity and perinatal mental health theme have been shortlisted for King’s Engaged Research Network (KERN) Awards. About the KERN Awards An annual event...
Home › News & insights › Latest news Latest news 27 June 2023 MORE — Tackling inequalities in maternity care ARC South London’s maternity and perinatal mental health theme has been awarded funding for stage 1 of a co-production study using participatory methods to tackle inequalities in maternity care. Funding...
Home › News & insights › Latest news Latest news 24 January 2023 ARC Child Health and Maternity Services Implementation networking event ARC South London researchers and service users involved in research turned out in strength to present and participate in discussions, at an event organised by the national...
Home › News & insights › Latest news Latest news 16 February 2022 More than 250 clinicians, service users, researchers and policymakers join event on midwifery continuity of carer The ARC's maternity and perinatal mental health research team held an online seminar on Friday 11 February exploring the latest...
Home › News & insights › Latest news Latest news 24 November 2021 Caseload midwifery significantly reduces rates of preterm birth and caesarean A new study by a team at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and the ARC’s maternity researchers shows that a model of caseload midwifery...
Home › Research and implementation › Our research areas › Maternity and perinatal mental health Core research project 4 October 2021 Models of maternity care for women living in areas of ethnic diversity and social disadvantage This project aims to evaluate place-based models of maternity care for women from...