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The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit - Conducting robust research to improve care for mothers, babies and families since 1978

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PRU-MNHC

The Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care (PRU-MNHC) began a programme of work in January 2019 with funding from the Policy Research Programme at the Department of Health and Social Care (England) via the National Institute for Health Research.

Clinical Trials Unit

The NPEU Clinical Trials Unit (NPEU CTU) is a fully registered UKCRC Clinical Trials Unit and typically runs a number of large multi-centre Randomised Controlled Trials.

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The NPEU also conducts Social Sciences, Health Economics and Epidemiological Research (SHEER) which includes on-going influential studies.

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Most read author for work on Black, Asian and minority ethnic women's experiences of maternity services in the UK

Pregnant woman being given an antenatal appointment

We are delighted to share that Jennifer MacLellan's work published in Journal of Advanced Nursing, has received enough downlaods to rank with the top 10% of papers published. The research for the paper Black, Asian and minority ethnic women's experiences of maternity services in the UK: A qualitative evidence synthesis, was conducted at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Services, where Jen worked before she joined the NPEU in September 2023. Congratulations!