What does ‘risk’ in pregnancy mean to you?

The WRISK project regularly asks contributors to share their perspectives on a range of issues related to risk communication in pregnancy to further understanding of the challenges faced by scientists, clinicians, policy makers, and of course women themselves...

My HG Story

The WRISK project regularly asks contributors to share their perspectives on a range of issues related to risk communication in pregnancy to further understanding of the challenges faced by scientists, clinicians, policy makers, and of course women themselves when...

Link between maternal obesity and childhood leukaemia – a cause for alarm?

  A study published last week in the American Journal of Epidemiology reported that children born to obese mothers were 57% more likely to develop leukaemia before the age of 14. The study was picked up by the medical and mainstream press – with the Daily Mail...

The WRISK Project: we want to hear from you

    Women who are pregnant or who are planning a pregnancy receive a lot of advice about what to eat, drink, how much they should weigh, how to exercise, how to bond with their baby, about mental health, and about what medications they should or shouldn’t...

“Someone to talk to who understands”: How do we support women with long-term health conditions with decisions about starting a family?

The WRISK project regularly asks contributors to share their perspectives on a range of issues related to risk communication in pregnancy to further understanding of the challenges faced by scientists, clinicians, policy makers, and of course women themselves when...

Does oral sex prevent miscarriage?

The WRISK project regularly asks contributors to share their perspectives on a range of issues related to risk communication in pregnancy to further understanding of the challenges faced by scientists, clinicians, policy makers, and of course women themselves when...