October 2025: FIGO Conference Presentations
Point-of-care placental growth factor testing in an LMIC pre-eclampsia cohort.
Dr Chileshe Mabula-Bwalya
Understanding maternal dietary practices and factors leading to nutritional risk.
Janet Dugba
Evaluating the current practices of care bundle management in preterm delivery in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
Senesie Sherriff
Evaluating real-world scale-up of CRADLE Vital Signs Alert intervention into routine maternity care in Sierra Leone. (CRALDE 5)
Dr Alexandra Ridout
CRADLE Rapid/ SIPHRE
Dr Katy Kuhrt
Assessing the impact of targeted interventions on access to self-managed abortion care in Zambia
Dr Meek Mwila
A community-based mentoring intervention for pregnant adolescents nearly halved the risk of maternal and perinatal death.
Cristina Fernandez Turienzo
Blood pressure at first antenatal visit as a predictor of pre-eclampsia in Sierra Leone – PAPAYA
Scarlet Barker and Betty Sam
November 2022
The value of vital signs measurement in Obstetric ambulance referrals for bleeding in Sierra Leone
Dr Katy Kuhrt, Dr Alexanda Ridout, Mr Sorie Samura, Mr Paul Seed, Professor Andrew Shennan, on behalf of the NIHR CRIBS Global Maternal Health Group and NEMS Sierra Leone Co-Investigators.
Study Days
31st March 2022 - Introduction to Research
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1. Introduction
NIHR CRIBS: Capacity. Research. Innovation. Building maternity Systems in Sierra Leone National Institute For Health Research Designing Clinical Research Day 1: Introduction to research Day 2: Writing your research proposal
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2. Getting started with support and advice about your research
Getting started with support and advice about your research & Designing clinical research for maternal health. Professor Adetunji O. Adeniji
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3. Why do research and methodologies
The systematic investigation into the study of materials and resources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. Professor Andrew Shennan
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4. What to do next with your idea
Have an idea what to do next - Formulating the research question. Professor Jane Sandall
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5. Ethical processes
Designing Clinical Research Maternal Health: "Ethics and Processes" Dr Joan H E. E Shepherd
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6. Designing cohort studies
SHOCK INDEX Evaluation. SIPHRE: Shock Index in Pregnancy: Haemorrhage and sepsis Risk Evaluation. Dr Katy Kuhrt
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7. Designing qualitative research
Designing a qualitative study. Dr Haja Ramatulai Wurie
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8. Mixed methods study
2 Young Lives: mentoring scheme for pregnant girls in Sierra Leone Mangenda Kamara, Cristina Fernandez Turienzo , Lucy November, Jane Sandall
23rd June 2022 - Writing your research proposal
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1. Selling your research idea
How to sell your research idea to the funder. Dr Kate Bramham
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2. Literature search
Literature search. Dr Alex Ridout
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3. Statistics
Statistics is about finding the truth. Professor Andrew Shennan
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4. Research Ethics and Governance in Sierra Leone
Research Ethics and Governance in Sierra Leone. Mr Andy Leather
