Jenie Sparkes qualified as a midwife in 2001, aged just 25. Looking back, she describes herself at the time as “very young, very naive”, but with an instant passion for clinical care that would shape the next two decades of her career. This Is How Babies Are Born All the Time That passion, fittingly, has […]
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For over two decades, Dr Sebastian Chinkoyo has been a leading figure in obstetrics and gynaecology in Zambia and for more than ten years, a vital part of the CRIBS Global family. As Principal Investigator for PAPAGAIO projects at the Ndola site in Zambia and a long-standing collaborator on CRADLE research studies, his journey with
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Every 6 minutes, a woman dies from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) ⏳ Be part of the solution. We are looking for bold, practical innovations to improve the prevention, management and outcomes of PPH, particularly in LMICs. 💡 Have an idea? It could be: * A medical device * A digital health solution * A clinical pathway
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Three days of celebration, collaboration, and planning began this week as CRIBS Global welcomed midwives, doctors and researchers from across its global partnership to London for the inaugural CRIBS Global Conference, hosted at King’s College London. Delegates travelled from Sierra Leone, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Brazil, and India to join colleagues from the UK,
Kenneth is a PhD student in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Zambia, where his research is tackling one of the most under-recognised threats to maternal survival: pregnancy-related acute kidney injury (PrAKI). His work focuses on evaluating urinary biomarkers and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as practical tools to identify and assess pregnant and postpartum women
Congratulations, Professor Kate Bramham! CRIBS Global is delighted to celebrate the promotion of Dr Kate Bramham to Professor at King’s College London, effective 1 August 2026, a richly deserved recognition of years of dedicated clinical care, research leadership, and advocacy. Kate is a Consultant Nephrologist at King’s College London. She has long been a driving
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Professor Andrew Shennan OBE, Professor of Maternal and Foetal Health at King’s College London and a leading figure across CRIBS Global’s research programmes, has today received the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences, one of the UK’s four national academies and the most prestigious recognition available to biomedical and health researchers in the country.
On 25 June 2025, Angola made history by hosting its first national conference dedicated to heart disease in pregnancy, organised by CRIBS Global’s Dr David Cohen and Dr Antonio de Marvao in partnership with King’s College London and Dr Gloria Mawete, President of the Angolan Society of Cardiovascular Diseases. The event brought together more than
Elfriede Mamie Fatmata Kormawa, known to her colleagues as Elfi, is a Research Fellow in Maternal Health at King’s College London. Based in Sierra Leone and working within the PAPAGAIO programme, she is undertaking a PhD through the NIHR PAPAGAIO scholarship, with a focus on strengthening the management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including pre-eclampsia,
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Muito Obrigado, Brasil: Inside PAPAGAIO’s Brasília Team Meeting This June, members of the PAPAGAIO team travelled to Brasília for a landmark week, combining a Trial Update Meeting with attendance at the 58th Congress of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the Federal District (SGOB), hosted by the Brazilian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. Science on the stage
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