Maternal, Neonatal, Sexual and Reproductive Health

LSTM works to improve the health and survival of women, newborns, and children in low-resource settings through research that strengthens health systems and informs policy.

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Our experts tackle challenges including maternal mortality, neonatal care, HIV, malaria in pregnancy, and stillbirth prevention.

We also train thousands of frontline workers we train every year across Africa and Asia.

We lead collaborative studies on quality of care, emergency obstetric services, and mental health. From antenatal care to neonatal nutrition, we combine rigorous research with practical solutions, ensuring our work meets local needs and delivers real-world impact for some of the most vulnerable populations.

Centres of Excellence

Our specialist Centres, Units and Institutes lead research into maternal, neonatal, and reproductive health. By uniting clinical, scientific and operational expertise, they drive innovation in diagnostics, treatment and disease elimination, working with global partners to reduce burden and improve health outcomes.

Professor Tina Lavender

Professor Lavender works to improve maternal and newborn care through global research, policy, and education, focusing on stillbirth prevention, respectful maternity care, and midwifery capacity-building in low-resource settings

Professor Charles Ameh

Professor Ameh works to strengthen maternal and newborn health systems in low-income countries through clinical training, implementation research, and global policy leadership in emergency obstetric care and quality of care.

Dr Uzochukwu Egere

Dr Egere is a clinician-researcher focused on childhood tuberculosis and lung health in low-resource settings. He leads implementation research to improve HIV, TB, and malaria care in antenatal and postnatal services, and has advanced policies and practice in childhood TB through projects across sub-Saharan Africa.