Nottingham ‘Born and Bred In’ research study achieves new recruitment milestone
Over 2,500 women and their babies have now joined an important national research study at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, which aims to discover what influences the health and wellbeing of families.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of 13 hospitals nationally within the ‘BaBi’ (Born and Bred in) Network, which has so far recruited 70,000 participants in locations including Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, Doncaster, Northern Lincolnshire, East London, Warwick, Hull and Tameside.
In Nottingham, mothers-to-be living in the city are being asked to give consent to have ‘routine data’ - data that is routinely gathered about themselves and their baby by NUH - collected for this research study. As with other BaBi study locations, this allows Nottingham to contribute to research linking existing data across health, education and social care, which is aimed at creating a picture of families’ lives over time.
And as in other cities, this information can be used in future to help improve local services, creating a healthier environment for families living in Nottingham.
Dr Andrew Prayle, Principal Investigator for BaBi Nottingham and an honorary consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine at Nottingham Children’s Hospital (part of Nottingham University Hospitals), said:
“We’re delighted that so many mothers in Nottingham have agreed to take part in BaBi (Born and Bred in) Nottingham over the last few months. This study is ground-breaking for Nottingham and is an important way for us to understand more about families’ local health needs, and listen to families’ opinions.”
Dr Prayle added:
“We would like to thank local mothers for contributing to this valuable research, and our midwives for their hard work in recruiting people into the BaBi Nottingham study.
“As our number of recruits grows, as more participants to join the study, we will have an even better way of building a picture of local people’s health for research purposes.
“Within other towns and cities around the country where ‘BaBi’ is also operating, the studies have identified invaluable insights into what is working well for families and children, and what could be made better. This is an approach we plan to use, to work with partners in Nottingham to shape the services that local families will use in the future.” More details of the BaBi Nottingham study are here: BaBi Nottingham | NUH
- BaBi Nottingham is part of the BaBi network; a group of local birth cohort studies that work together to link routine data with the aim to improve the health and wellbeing of families through research. The BaBi network is part of the Born in Bradford family and is supported by the National Institute for Health Research Yorkshire and Humber ARC (NIHR YHARC). To find out more please visit: Born and Bred In (BaBi) (babinetwork.co.uk)
- Recognition Statement: The BaBi network is only possible thanks to the generosity of women and babies who joined the BaBi family and the enthusiasm and dedication of the midwives who invited them. We are grateful to all the women, babies, health professionals and researchers who make BaBi happen.
- The BaBi Nottingham study is supported by funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network – East Midlands (https://rdn.nihr.ac.uk/region/east-midlands)