PhD fellowships: NIHR Global Health Unit on Stillbirth Prevention and Management in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

PhD fellowships: NIHR Global Health Unit on Stillbirth Prevention and Management in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Using a whole systems approach, we work across high burden settings in India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. We aim to develop, test and implement sustainable and cost-effective solutions to strengthen maternity and newborn care, reducing mortality and morbidity through high-quality, respectful and compassionate maternity and newborn care. Activities cover the entire spectrum of maternal and newborn health from preconception to post/neonatal care, with a strong focus on meaningful community and stakeholder partnerships. We co-produce research with women, families, front-line health workers and policy makers. We have methodological expertise across development including evidence synthesis, exploratory (qualitative and quantitative approaches), core outcomes sets, clinical trials and implementation research.  

Capacity strengthening for maternal and newborn health research, across all partner countries is embedded throughout the Unit. We have a particular, but not exclusive, interest and experience in developing midwifery and nursing research capacity to address global shortages in these disciplines. Our development programmes span masters, PhD and post-doctoral fellowships as well as project specific and institutional skills training. All staff have regular development reviews, we have an active mentorship programme and facilitate networking opportunities across partner institutions and research sites.

The projects below are receiving applications via LSTM. Application process and guidance can be found here

Workstream 1:  Development, feasibility, and evaluation of an antenatal care package to increase antenatal contacts and improve perinatal outcomes
Location: Tanzania

Workstream 2: Development, implementation, and evaluation of a respectful maternal and newborn care bundle
Location: Malawi (1 Student), Tanzania (1 Student)

Workstream 5:  Parental involvement in the care of sick neonates
Location: India

Workstream 6: Development, feasibility, and evaluation of a multi-component intervention to improve care and support for parents after stillbirth or neonatal death in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Location: Kenya  


The projects below are receiving applications via the partner institution. Full details on the application process are on the project pages.

Workstream 6: Development, feasibility, and evaluation of a multi-component intervention to improve care and support for parents after stillbirth or neonatal death in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Location: Uganda  

Workstream 6: Development, feasibility, and evaluation of a multi-component intervention to improve care and support for parents after stillbirth or neonatal death in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Location: Pakistan   

Workstream 7: Effectiveness of a community-based peer-support programme for women who give birth to a stillborn baby and have co-morbidities (fistula) in Kenya
Location: Kenya   

Workstream 9: Development of a core outcome sets for stillbirth research in LMICs
Location: Zimbabwe