
Pregnant migrants at higher risk of severe life-threatening conditions and ill babies
Pregnant migrants in the UK have up to 74% higher risk of emergency...
Mothers in the UK face growing risks and unequal care. Rising rates of maternal and perinatal deaths, mounting pressures on the healthcare workforce, and ethnic and socioeconomic disparities are impacting health outcomes and access to support. From mental health to maternity services, at King's our researchers are working to understand the causes of these inequalities and develop solutions. In 'Beginning Better' see how King's research, insights and expertise are helping to address some of these challenges and shaping a better future for mothers.


Pregnant migrants in the UK have up to 74% higher risk of emergency...

More than half of women with gestational diabetes are being subjected to...

The report was commissioned by Health Secretary Wes Streeting to...

A new national study aims to transform understanding of heart disease in...

Continuous care from community-based midwives reduces risk of preterm...

Planned birth at term reduces the incidence of pre-eclampsia in women at...

Coroners’ advice to prevent future maternal deaths is not being acted...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience...

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Humanising Healthcare podcast - "Maternity Outcomes"

Mental illness during pregnancy and the first year after childbirth...
Lucy Hines, a UK Birth Centre Midwife and KGHP volunteer reflects on her...