We are also investing in new and better ways to treat babies who are sick or vulnerable following a difficult birth or a life-threatening condition such as hydrocephalus or congential diaphragmatic hernia.
Current research
Brain damage in babies: could sophisticated computing allow earlier diagnosis and better care?
Date:
1 October 2010 - 30 September 2014
Bowel problems in newborns – improving diagnosis of necrotising enterocolitis
Date:
23 November 2011 - 22 March 2014
Oxygen deprivation at birth: protecting vulnerable newborns from brain damage
Date:
9 November 2011 - 8 November 2013
Premature birth: what causes brain damage?
Date:
1 September 2010 - 31 August 2013
Retinopathy of prematurity: saving babies’ sight
Date:
1 September 2011 - 31 August 2013
Premature birth: hop on baby
Date:
6 May 2010 - 5 November 2012
Premature birth: detecting brain damage with MRI scans
Date:
14 October 2009 - 13 October 2012
Brain imaging in unborn babies to map connections within the developing brain
Date:
1 September 2010 - 31 August 2012
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: assessing how care affects babies’ chances
Date:
1 April 2009 - 30 March 2012
Previous research
Brain damage at birth: protecting babies
Date:
1 June 2009 - 31 August 2011
Brain haemorrhages in premature babies: striving to reduce disability
Date:
1 March 2008 - 31 March 2011
New heart rate monitor for babies who need resuscitation at birth
Date:
1 March 2008 - 4 May 2010
New scanner to detect fragile bones in premature babies
Date:
10 November 2007 - 9 November 2009
Bronchiolitis and RSV infection
Date:
1 October 2007 - 7 November 2009
Have babies died in the UK of undiagnosed congenital adrenal hyperplasia?
Date:
31 October 2008 - 31 October 2009
