Tommy’s third research centre, at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, was opened in April 2008, led by Professor Fiona Denison. The focus of the team was initially on three main themes:
- Maternal obesity;
- Technologies and data driven innovations;
- Preterm birth. Situated in the state-of-the-art buildings of the Queen’s Medical Research Institute, in 2021 the team was renamed the Edinburgh Pregnancy Research Team. It welcomes a diverse group of researchers, research midwives and laboratory staff.
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The research team are unable to provide you with any personalised clinical advice regarding your pregnancy or mental health. It is important that you seek advice from your own midwife, GP or maternity unit if you have any worries about your pregnancy, your mental health or any other medical problem that you need support with. If you need advice:
- Make an appointment to see your GP to discuss your concerns.
- Phone and speak to your midwife and ask for an urgent referral to be made to Perinatal Mental Health Services.
- Phone NHS 24 on 111 for non-urgent situations.
- Phone 999 in case of an emergency
