Every Sample Counts: How Patients Power Pregnancy Research

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Dr Rangi is joined by scientist and pregnancy researcher Dr Lucy Bartho to discuss research in pregnancy.A core component of Mercy Perinatal and it's mission to bring Mum's and Bub's home safely is research. Here Lucy and Rangi cover:Journey of a pregnancy researcherSome success stories from our researchWhy is pregnancy research so important?What types of research are undertaken at the Mercy Hospital for Women?How to get involved in research?What does being apart of research look like?Is research safe? And is my identity private?Can I opt out?How can I find out about the outcomes of research that I've participated in?This is a very important discussion with research being crucial to the team answering the big questions in pregnancy to help mum's and babies across the world. Every sample counts.