Wellbeing of Women

The Every Mum Campaign

What is the Every Mum Campaign?

The Every Mum Campaign for Every Mother, Every Baby, Every Woman, will be the focus of the charity throughout March, and will help Wellbeing of Women make every day a happy mother’s day.

Wellbeing of Women is the leading reproductive and gynaecological charity in the UK. We fund research that saves the lives of women and babies throughout the UK every day.

Wellbeing of Women's work benefits every woman and baby born since 1964, our research encompasses not just the complications and the difficult cases but also training specialists in obstetrics and gynaecology and undertaking research that ‘fills in the gaps’ of best practice ensuring better care for all mothers and a better start in life for every baby.

17 babies die at or near birth every day and 140 women each week die of a gyneacological cancer in the UK and we are funding projects that will help to find solutions that will save these lives. We also fund specialist training grants and projects that help to ensure that all women get the best gynaecological and obstetric care by encouraging the brightest and best doctors into the specialty and by answering questions about clinical practice that affect how women are treated.

We are currently fundraising for The Wellbeing of Women Baby Bio Bank which will be a major global resource bank for the study of the four main complications of pregnancy: miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, premature labour and fetal growth restriction. Our previous research shows that these complications, long thought to be separate, unconnected events, are actually likely to be connected by the way the genes of the mother and father connect as the fertilised egg implants in the womb. Based at the Institute of Child Health and Imperial College London the biobank will store thousands of DNA samples collected from the fetus, the mother and the father at London's leading maternity units. The Baby Bio Bank will be a permanent resource which will greatly help with both prevention and treatment of these common pregnancy problems.

Other projects are looking at how thyroid hormones can cause complications in pregnancy, the safety of topical corticosteroids in pregnancy, what causes hot flushing, stem cells in endometriosis, a viral treatment for ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and a trial assessing the use of pelvic floor muscle training to prevent pelvic organ prolapse.

We are also currently funding a project looking at Rupture of the womb during childbirth: an investigation into the number of cases in the UK and factors contributing to the occurrence of rupture. Currently there is anecdotal evidence suggesting that women who have previously had one or more caesareans are at increased risk of uterine rupture if they subsequently opt for a vaginal birth, and this has potentially contributed to the increase in caeasarean births in the UK. This study seeks to provide more definitve information on the risks that might lead to rupture of the womb and therefore help women make a more informed decision about their next pregnancy.

Please help us to fund the research that will save women and babies’ lives, now and in the future by donating here.

Find out more about our research here

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