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Claire Sheppard, who was diagnosed with heart failure following pregnancy in 2014 and is part of the PREG-HEART research team, pictured with her newborn son Flynn
11 February 2026

Digital platform launched for heart health in pregnancy research

A national study involving the creation of a digital research platform has launched to improve understanding of heart disease in
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Team Fraiya (L to R): Prof Reza Razavi, chief executive, Dr Jacqueline Matthew, chief medical officer, Dr Alfonso Farruggia, head of engineering, Dr Sam Budd, chief technology officer
8 September 2025

AI-enabled pregnancy ultrasound to be trialled in NHS hospitals

An AI obstetric imaging tool will be trialled across four NHS hospitals to help identify congenital problems at the 20
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Kate Brintworth, NHS chief midwife
5 September 2025

NHS rolls out new ‘artificial pancreas’ for pregnant diabetic women

Thousands of women living with type 1 diabetes will receive a pregnancy-specific ‘artificial pancreas’ from the NHS.
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Kate Brintworth, NHS chief midwife
12 August 2025

Women in England to self-refer online for midwife appointments

NHS England has announced that newly pregnant women can now self-refer online to get their first midwife appointments.
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18 July 2024

Three south west trusts to launch BadgerNet maternity system

Three South West NHS trusts are to digitise their respective maternity services by going live with System C’s BadgerNet maternity
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24 June 2024

Derby and Burton rolls out BadgerNet EPR for maternity services

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out the BadgerNet electronic patient record in its maternity
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3 March 2023

DHSC awards £16 million for pioneering AI research

The government is investing £16 million in AI technologies to help patients manage conditions and increase the speed and accuracy
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Welsh government
17 January 2023

Welsh government to create unified digital system for maternity services

A £7m investment from the Welsh government will see a unified, digital system for maternity services across the country be
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15 November 2018

Digital guide for ‘pregnancy, birth and beyond’ launched for parents

Women across north west London now have access to an app which provides a single source of trusted NHS information
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19 October 2018

Sensyne Health’s gestational diabetes software to be used by three more trusts

Developed by British artificial intelligence company Sensyne Health, GDm-Health comprises a patient app and software for clinicians.
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