About Us
What We Do
ARCH conducts high quality and timely maternal and perinatal research encompassing the spectrum from preconception through pregnancy and childbirth, infancy and later life:
- Preconceptual care
- Nutrition and health outcomes
- Maternal health in pregnancy
- Fetal growth and wellbeing
- Intrapartum care
- Postnatal health and wellbeing
- Early childhood development related to maternal perinatal care
- Developmental origins of adult diseases
ARCH research methodologies integrate:
- Systematic identification of research gaps
- Systematic reviews and research synthesis
- Randomised clinical trials, single and multicentred
- Qualitative research
- Short and long term follow up of research cohorts
- Economic evaluations of values of different care options
ARCH Research Collaborations and Networks
