Celebrating Women Scientists Transforming Maternal Health Across continents, women scientists are driving a quiet revolution in maternal health. Their work is reshaping care for mothers and babies, bringing evidence-based innovations to communities that need them most. At the heart of this movement is CRIBS Global, an international consortium led by Kings College London, powered predominantly […]
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A new Lancet Obstetrics & Gynaecology Viewpoint by Dr Alexandra Ridout, Professor Eugene Oteng-Ntim and Professor Andrew Shennan, alongside a podcast by Dr Ridout on the article, explores how FemTech can help close some of the most persistent gaps in women’s health. Originally associated with fertility and wellness apps, FemTech is now expanding to include point-of-care
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At a gathering of women, community partners, midwives, doctors and government policymakers in Lusaka, Zambia, CRIBS Global launched CRADLE B (Community-based Research, Assessment for the Detection and management of hypertension after pregnancy for LifetimE Benefits). This programme aims to co-develop and evaluate a targeted, community-based postnatal intervention for women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP),
Members of CRIBS Global visited the British High Commission in Lusaka, Zambia recently and met with Dr Sarah Goldsmith, Regional Health Adviser, Africa Programmes and Expertise Department (APEX). The FCDO are funding an exciting new programme (CRADLE SMART) (Community empoweRment Approaches to Develop Local, Early Sustainable MAteRnity care with co-developed Technology), designed to strengthen early,
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At a CRIBS Global workshop for participants from Zambia, Sierra Leone and South Africa, the Global PrAKI Academy held a workshop on emergency peritoneal dialysis for pregnancy associated acute kidney injury (PrAKI). At the workshop, PrAKI co-founder Dr Katherine Clark, presented Professor Concepta Kwaleyela, President of the Midwives Association of Zambia with the Kidney Kind
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The CRIBS Global team recently convened in Zambia to launch CRADLE SMART (Community empoweRment Approaches to Develop Local, Early Sustainable MAteRnity care with co-developed Technology), an FCDO-funded programme designed to strengthen early, community-centred maternal and perinatal care. The programme is led in Zambia by Professor Bellington Vwalika as Principal Investigator, with Professor Andrew Shennan and Dr Kate Bramham as Chief Investigators,
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About Shock Index: The Shock Index (heart rate divided by systolic blood pressure) is a simple rapid measure of physiological compromise. Originally developed in emergency medicine, it is now emerging as a critical tool in maternal health, particularly in LMICs where resources are scarce but the burden of maternal mortality is highest. Severe bleeding after
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At a recent workshop held on 5 October in Cape Town, South Africa, maternal health experts, clinicians, and researchers from across the world — representing the UK, Zambia, Sierra Leone, India, Brazil, and South America — came together under the banner of the Papagaio project to chart a bold way forward in tackling one of
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The CRIBS Global team of doctors and midwives from Sierra Leone, Zambia, India, Brazil and the UK congregated in Cape Town during October to attend the FIGO Conference taking place there. CRIBS Global is a consortium coordinated by Kings that includes several ongoing and new projects. They include the current Papagaio NIHR global research group,
Dr Cristina Fernandez Turienzo, a nurse, midwife and senior research fellow at the Department of Women and Children’s Health, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, has received the prestigious FUDEN Nursing in Development Award 2025. The award was presented at a major gala in Madrid, Spain. FUDEN (Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Enfermería) is
