Events

Wednesday 10 July 2019
Lady Harris and Wellbeing of Women visit and Patient & Public Engagement Meeting 

Thanks to all who attended the meeting at the Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Centre.  It was a wonderful day and Lady Harris enjoyed meeting members of the PPI group as well as receiving an update about our research.  

Special thanks to the Fetal Medicine Unit @LWH, the Neonatal Unit @LWH, Little Heartbeats (PPROM support group) and Kids in Bloom Nursery @ University of Liverpool.  

Thursday 13 December 2018
3nd Annual Invited Lecture - Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Centre
Mr Nigel Simpson 

'Cerclage - past, present and future’

The 3rd Annual Invited Lecture for the Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Centre was presented by Mr Nigel Simpson, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at the Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.

To listen to the lecture by Mr Nigel Simpson please play the video clip below. 

17 November 2018

World Prematurity Day

The Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Centre at the Liverpool Women's Hospital in partnership with the University of Liverpool, are in full support of raising awareness for World Prematurity Day.  

As part of the awareness day we held a Staff bake and cake sale and received £194.50 in donations which will benefit the Harris-Wellbeing preterm birth research in conjunction with Liverpool Women's Charity at the Liverpool Women's Hospital. 

If you would like to donate to preterm birth research please use one of the donation boxes at the Liverpool Women's Hospital main reception or on-line at The Kitty - Raising money for Liverpool Women's Charity, or Harris-Wellbeing Research Centre JustGiving Text HWWC22 £10/£5/£2 to 70070. 

If you have experienced a preterm birth and would like to get involved in supporting the Harris-Wellbeing Research Centre's public involvement and engagement activities please contact Tracey Ricketts, ricketts@liverpool.ac.uk for more information.

Friday 28 September 2018

Patient and Public Involvement Meeting with Little Heartbeats

A meeting took place in Liverpool to discuss the UKOSS PPROM research application. 

4 & 5 July 2018

NHS@70 celebrations

Juhi Gupta taking part in the University of Liverpool research awareness event as part of the NHS@70 celebrations at Liverpool Women's Hospital. 

Friday 4 May 2018

Patient and Public Involvement Meeting

Thank you to all who attended the meeting at The Bluecoat in Liverpool.  We appreciate your views and comments on our plans to widen the scope of our PPI group including volunteers offering peer support at clinics.

Friday 15 December 2017
2nd Annual Invited Lecture - Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Centre
Professor Phillip Bennett, Imperial College London

'Bugs, biomarkers and babies. A systems medicine approach to preterm labour'

To listen to the lecture by Professor Bennett please play the video clip below.

17 November 2017

World Prematurity Day

The Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Centre at the Liverpool Women's Hospital in partnership with the University of Liverpool, are in full support of raising awareness for World Prematurity Day.  

As part of the awareness day we had a research information stand in the main reception area of the Liverpool Women's Hospital and also held a staff bake sale.  The donations (£213.87) will benefit the Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Research Centre in conjunction with Liverpool Women's Charity at the Liverpool Women's Hospital. 

If you would like to donate to preterm birth research please use one of the donation boxes at the Liverpool Women's Hospital main reception or on-line at The Kitty - Raising money for Liverpool Women's Charity, or Harris-Wellbeing Research Centre. 

If you have experienced a preterm birth and would like to get involved in supporting the Harris-Wellbeing Research Centre's activities please contact Tracey Ricketts, ricketts@liverpool.ac.uk for more information.

Thursday 2 November 2017
Lady Harris visit and Patient & Public Involvement Meeting 

Thanks to all who attended the meeting at the Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Centre.  It was a wonderful day and Lady Harris enjoyed meeting members of the PPI group as well as receiving an update about our research.  

Special thanks to Jessica Chase and her family for raising £1,000 for preterm birth research which was presented to us at the meeting.  

Friday 17 March 2017

Patient and Public Involvement Meeting: EVENT Study

Thank you to all who attended the meeting at The Bluecoat in Liverpool.  We appreciate your views and comments on our plan for a new research study in pregnancy.

17 November 2016

World Prematurity Day

The Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Centre at the Liverpool Women's Hospital in partnership with the University of Liverpool, are in full support of raising awareness.  

The University of Liverpool's Active Learning Laboratory, in the School of Engineering on Brownlow Hill, will be illuminated in purple to mark World Prematurity Day - 17 November 2016.  

As part of the awareness day we are inviting people to "wear purple" to raise awareness and donations will benefit the Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Research Centre in conjunction with Liverpool Women's Charity at the Liverpool Women's Hospital. 

If you would like to donate please use one of the donation boxes at the Liverpool Women's Hospital Main Reception or Fetal Medicine Unit on the day, or on-line at The Kitty - Raising money for Liverpool Women's Charity, or Harris-Wellbeing Research Centre.  

If you have experienced a preterm birth and would like to get involved in supporting the Harris-Wellbeing Research Centre's activities please contact Tracey Ricketts, ricketts@liverpool.ac.uk for more information.

Saturday 16 April 2016
Patient & Public Involvement Group Meeting

Thanks to all who attended the meeting in April.  We listened to presentations and updates about preterm birth research and nano medicines.  Research studies currently being developed were also presented and the feedback received was valuable.    

Thank you also to Ciara Curran from Little Heartbeats who spoke to us at the meeting about PPROM (Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes).     

Tuesday 9 February 2016
1st Annual Invited Lecture - Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Centre
Professor Bo Jacobsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

'Spontaneous preterm delivery - news on inflammation, bacteria and child outcome'

 To listen to the lecture by Professor Jacobsson please play the video clip below.

Friday 18 & Saturday 19 September 2015

Inaugural Conference including UK Preterm Clinical Network meeting - Harris-Wellbeing Preterm Birth Centre

The Programme and Abstracts can be viewed in the PDF below.