Project Title

Investigation of the link between maternal body mass index in early pregnancy and incidence of cerebral palsy in Northern Ireland

Research Focus:

Maternal and Child Health

Funder & Dates

QUB School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Scholarship (2018-2020)

*Co-Investigators

Dr Claire Kerr, Dr Oliver Perra

Co-Investigators

Dr Kelly-Ann Eastwood (Principal Investigator; QUB School of MDBS), Prof Ian Young

Research Fellow(s) or PhD Student

TBA

Name & Institution of Collaborators

QUB

Name of External Partner Organisations

Honest Broker Service (Health and Social Care Business Services Organisation)

Northern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (NICPR)

Description of Project:

Aim; Methods; Expected Outcomes

This study aims to establish if there is an association between early pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of cerebral palsy in Northern Ireland.

Methods: Anonymised data linkage project between the Northern Ireland Maternity Information System (NIMATS) and the NICPR using the Honest Broker Service (HBS) for Health and Social Care (HSC).

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