Research in Childbirth and Health Unit (REACH)
The Research in Childbirth and Health group has a specific interest in understanding ‘what works well’, in the complex, real world of clinical practice and service organisation, especially where unexpectedly positive outcomes are achieved.
Overview
The key clinical focus is around the nature and outcomes of normal childbirth. The group undertakes studies of complex interventions, using a wide range of methods, from ethnography to randomised trials, and from surveys to phenomenology.
Collaborators currently engaged in research projects with ReaCH include midwives, obstetricians, service users, nurses, complementary therapists, psychologists, statisticians, social scientists, sociologists, health economists, medical specialists, and biological scientists.
This mix provides an environment that allows for open discussion of research ideas across clinical and academic disciplines.
Related articles
Significant, global change in maternity guidelines and practice has taken place as a result of research led by Professor Soo Downe and the Research in Childbirth and Health (ReaCH) group.
Friday 1 October 2021
Professor Fiona Dykes and colleagues in the Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture (MAINN) Group have been publishing work in the protection and support of breastfeeding since 1995.
Wednesday 6 October 2021
