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.
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.
The NPEU also conducts Social Sciences, Health Economics and Epidemiological Research (SHEER) which includes on-going influential studies.
Prof Julia Sanders highlights in her Guardian Opinion piece how the work of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit can inform the next steps for maternity care reform following the recent Amos (Final Reports - National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation) and Ockenden (Final Report of the Independent Review - Ockenden Review) reports. The article demonstrates that the delivery of safe and equitable care needs to be based on robust evidence and genuine partnership with women and families. Julia also notes the Amos report's recommendation for radical whole-system change supported by a National Maternity Commissioner.
