BaBi Warwick
Welcome to BaBi Warwick!
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) provides maternity services across the district from Warwick Hospital, along with antenatal clinics at Stratford Hospital and Alcester and Bidford. Over 3000 women choose to birth their babies at SWFT every year, at our Labour Ward, Bluebell Birth Centre or at home, with the support of their midwife.
Born and Bred in Warwick (BaBi Warwick)
Born and Bred in Warwick (BaBi Warwick) aims to assess the health priorities and inequalities in health of families across South Warwickshire. The unique and exciting study will be ongoing to improve health outcomes over time in our region.
This study will aid in the development of shared research by utilising data which is routinely collected by NHS databases. This will then provide insight to improve services used by people living in South Warwickshire.
Who can join BaBi Warwick?
Any woman who births at Warwick Hospital can join the project, for themselves and their baby. Over the next five years, our goal is to involve as many individuals as we can. If you would like to take part, please ask a midwife about participating in the project.
Our objectives
To identify trends that might provide timely insight to health and wellbeing of the population.
To provide a local resource for upcoming research and to aid in the growth of regional and national resources for the wellness of mothers and children.
To connect routinely collected data from local services
To disseminate information to all pregnant women in Warwick.
To annually increase the number of women participating in BaBi Warwick.
Meet our Principal Investigator: Posy Bidwell
Posy is the Deputy Head of Midwifery at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust. Before training as a midwife, Posy worked in research for over ten years. She worked in Tanzania on HIV/STI studies, before moving to Ireland where she coordinated an international research study into human resources for health and completing a PhD on the impact of temporary migration of doctors. Since becoming a midwife, Posy has maintained her research focus through work on a multi-site intervention to reduce severe perineal trauma. Posy is passionate about research and how it can contribute towards improvements in care. Posy is excited to be part of BaBi and being part of how it will have a positive impact on families within Warwickshire and nationally.
