Ongoing projects

Developmental follow-up, surveillance, and support at the age of four years

A British Association for Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up (BANNFU) framework for practice

I am co-leading the development of this national framework alongside Dr Louise Leven and Dr Monica Negoita. The working group includes representatives from various medical specialities, allied health professionals, psychologists, teachers, and parents of those born preterm.

This framework is currently under public consultation.

Outcome of term infants with no heart rate detected at 10 minutes in the UK and Ireland

This is a prospective national cohort study with Dr Gemma Sullivan, undertaken with the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU).

Preliminary results were shared at the Neonatal Society Spring Meeting 2025. Follow-up data is currently being collected.

NeoTRIPs

NeoTRIPs is a resident doctor-led network across the UK running neonatal research and QI projects. I am communications co-lead in the central committee.

Current projects include “The 22 week study”, a national prospective observational study of babies born at 22 weeks gestation.

REACH

Research, Evaluation and Audit for Child Health (REACH) is a pan-London resident doctor-led research network. I am a local lead.

Current projects include BiliNEST, a study aiming to investigate the detection and assessment of jaundice in neonates of different skin tones.

Theirworld Edinburgh Birth Cohort (TEBC)

Preterm Neurodevelopment Cognition (PRENCOG)

I undertook my PhD within the TEBC/PRENCOG studies at the University of Edinburgh.

I am currently preparing the final study from my PhD for publication, which investigates the relationship between preterm birth, socioeconomic status, and white matter development across childhood.

SHARP

I have been part of the Human Remains Team at the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) since 2007. Ongoing projects include:

  • Preparation of a monograph describing the early medieval burial ground.

  • Analysis of three multi-period crouched inhumations (supported by a research grant from the British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology).

  • Analysis and re-association of the disarticulated human remains within the early medieval burial ground (supported by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant).