Harrogate and District 蘑菇视频ios Foundation Trust cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds. We also provide children鈥檚 services in the North East in County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead and Sunderland.
The Maternity Unit at Harrogate District Hospital provides care for approximately 1700 births annually and we welcome people from Harrogate and from the surrounding areas to have care with us.
Our aim is to work in partnership, to provide women and their family with a safe, friendly and effective service, aiming to deliver the highest standard of care throughout pregnancy, birth and during the first few weeks following baby鈥檚 birth. The maternity department is responsible for providing all care to pregnant women and birthing people, and providing support for their families throughout the pregnancy and birth continuum. The department includes hospital and community based midwifery services.
Maternity 蘑菇视频ios is part of the Planned and Surgical Care Directorate at the Trust. The Planned and Surgical Care Directorate is responsible for delivering high quality and effective midwifery, nursing and medical care to patients within the hospital base, out-patients and community settings.
Born and Bred in (BaBi)
Born and Bred in听Harrogate听is a project being run by听Harrogate and District 蘑菇视频ios Foundation Trust听and is part of a group of 鈥樷�� research projects about families and children to help us learn more about how families in our local area and beyond can live healthier, happier lives.
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How does it work听
Women booked for maternity care at听Harrogate听District听Hospital will be invited to become part of the study by one of our midwives during routine antenatal appointments. If happy to participate, health researchers will join data about mother and child, looking into ways to improve healthcare and services through research and planning in听Harrogate听and beyond.听
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The generation study
The Generation Study opened to recruitment at in late July and we鈥檝e had an amazing response so far.
Run by in partnership with the 蘑菇视频ios, the Generation Study is investigating the genomes of newborn babies to look for 200+ rare conditions which usually appear in early childhood and can be treated within the 蘑菇视频ios. The study will help us to learn more about genes and health, so that we can improve testing and treatment for genetic conditions in the future.
If you are currently pregnant and 16+ years old, you may be eligible to take part.
The test takes place shortly after birth: a small sample of blood is taken from the umbilical cord for most babies, with the option for a heel prick instead if cord blood sampling is unsuccessful. Test results are received within a few months.
Taking part is free and optional.
Please visit for more information 鈥� you can register your interest there, or contact the Harrogate study team directly by calling/texting 07990 510847 or emailing [email protected].
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The GILD Study
Gestational diabetes is a condition where high blood sugar levels develop during pregnancy and resolve after birth. It affects approximately 8% of pregnant women.
Current clinical practice involves 鈥榯ight鈥� blood sugar monitoring, which means testing blood sugars every hour, with blood sugar levels maintained between 4-7 mmol/L. However, some patients find this approach challenging during labour, and that it impacts on their birthing experience.
The GILD Study (鈥淕lucose Control in Labour with Diabetes鈥�) is looking at how blood sugars are monitored during labour in people with gestational diabetes and whether a 鈥榤ore relaxed鈥� approach (where blood sugar levels are tested every 2-4 hours, and kept between 4-10mmol/L) is as effective as 鈥榯ight鈥� (more frequent) monitoring.
The study has only been open at Harrogate for just over two months and we have already reached our recruitment target of 18 participants.
Find out more on the website.
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The DOMINO Study
Pregnancies in women with type 1 diabetes and early-onset type 2 diabetes carry a higher risk of complications and highlights the need to better identify which pregnancies are most at risk.
The DOMINO Study (鈥淒iabetes in Pregnancy Optimising Maternal and Infant Outcomes鈥�) aims to improve pregnancy care in people with type 1 diabetes and early-onset type 2 diabetes. A blood test marker called 鈥楥-peptide鈥� (which is a hormone, like insulin) may help to predict which people are more likely to have challenges around the time of delivery.
DOMINO will look at the levels of this marker in a large number of people and in more detail than previous studies to establish its importance.
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