Our research projects
Thanks to our supporters we are able to carry out more than £2m worth of ground-breaking research every year in 4 centres across the UK, into the causes of miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. Discover our research projects here.
Health and wellbeing research
Understanding the health of women planning a pregnancy
Data collected from Tommy’s online pregnancy planning tool provides our researchers with the opportunity to understand the health of women before they conceive.
Pregnancy complication research
Iodine deficiency during pregnancy
Our researchers have been finding out how common iodine deficiency is among obese pregnant women in the UK and whether it is linked to pregnancy complications.
Pregnancy complication research
Could hormones in the urine help to diagnose gestational diabetes?
We need better ways to diagnose diabetes early in pregnancy. Tommy's researchers are looking at whether a urine test could be used to spot the early signs.
Pregnancy complication research
Finding an alternative to metformin for gestational diabetes: The GUARD trial
Diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy is often treated with metformin, but the drug isn’t always effective. Tommy's researchers have set up a trial.
Health and wellbeing research
Does nutrient intake during pregnancy affect the health of the baby in later life?
Tommy's researchers have been shedding light on the complex relationship between a mother’s diet during pregnancy and the health of her child in later life.
Stillbirth research
Looking at the effects of ICP and gestational diabetes on the fetal heartbeat
We don’t know enough how some pregnancy complications can lead to stillbirth. Tommy's researchers are developing new ways to assess fetal heartbeat.
Stillbirth research
Can ECG be used to predict the risk of stillbirth in women with ICP or gestational diabetes?
Tommy's researchers are developing a new way of studying the heartbeats of unborn babies to help spot babies in distress and act early to prevent stillbirth.
Pregnancy complication research
The role of metal trace elements from the diet in gestational diabetes
Tommy's researchers are studying how metal trace elements found in food are involved in gestational diabetes. This could lead to new ways to diagnose or treat.
Pregnancy complication research
Finding a new way to diagnose gestational diabetes
Our researchers are studying a group of molecules called progesterone sulfates that could potentially be used to spot gestational diabetes earlier in pregnancy.
Health and wellbeing research
Understanding the health of women planning a pregnancy
Data collected from Tommy’s online pregnancy planning tool provides our researchers with the opportunity to understand the health of women before they conceive.
Health and wellbeing research
Does nutrient intake during pregnancy affect the health of the baby in later life?
Tommy's researchers have been shedding light on the complex relationship between a mother’s diet during pregnancy and the health of her child in later life.
Stillbirth research
Can ECG be used to predict the risk of stillbirth in women with ICP or gestational diabetes?
Tommy's researchers are developing a new way of studying the heartbeats of unborn babies to help spot babies in distress and act early to prevent stillbirth.
Pregnancy complication research
Iodine deficiency during pregnancy
Our researchers have been finding out how common iodine deficiency is among obese pregnant women in the UK and whether it is linked to pregnancy complications.
Pregnancy complication research
Finding an alternative to metformin for gestational diabetes: The GUARD trial
Diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy is often treated with metformin, but the drug isn’t always effective. Tommy's researchers have set up a trial.
Pregnancy complication research
The role of metal trace elements from the diet in gestational diabetes
Tommy's researchers are studying how metal trace elements found in food are involved in gestational diabetes. This could lead to new ways to diagnose or treat.
Pregnancy complication research
Could hormones in the urine help to diagnose gestational diabetes?
We need better ways to diagnose diabetes early in pregnancy. Tommy's researchers are looking at whether a urine test could be used to spot the early signs.
Stillbirth research
Looking at the effects of ICP and gestational diabetes on the fetal heartbeat
We don’t know enough how some pregnancy complications can lead to stillbirth. Tommy's researchers are developing new ways to assess fetal heartbeat.
Pregnancy complication research
Finding a new way to diagnose gestational diabetes
Our researchers are studying a group of molecules called progesterone sulfates that could potentially be used to spot gestational diabetes earlier in pregnancy.