Maternal Health Services & Policy Research
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Research in this group is informed by expertise in midwifery and obstetrics, social science, epidemiology and public health. The strategy is currently focusing on two main areas of Health Services Research which include inequalities and disparities in health outcomes and quality and safety in maternal health care, conducted in a range of low, medium and high income countries, and with regard to
- Health policies and health systems, quality and safety
- Impact of service delivery and new health technologies on experiences and outcomes of care Interventions to enhance maternal physical and psychological health and well-being
This work is underpinned by a programme of work on:
- Evidence synthesis and knowledge translation to inform maternal and infant health care
Current research includes: co-leading organisational case studies in Birthplace in England, a national study of birth outcomes in home, midwife led, and obstetric led units; investigating the relationship between measures of safety climate and health care quality in A and E and intrapartum care; and conducting nested process evaluations of two trials of obesity in pregnancy behavioural interventions.
I am programme director in the NIHR King's Patient Safety and Service Quality Research Centre leading a programme of work on innovations in service quality and health technologies. The programme of work on patient safety looks at both the translation of novel technologies into health care and innovative ways of organising services differently to bridge 'gaps' in care and improve quality and safety for patients. Current research includes: a) the exploration of the management of 'failure to rescue' in medical and maternity settings b) exploration of the development, diffusion, governance and patient experience of technique-centred and clinical innovation.
