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Grant Holding/Unit and Study

Professor E. Alberman, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Low birthweight studies.

Professor J. Knowelden, Dept. of Community Medicine, Sheffield University. Multi-centre post-perinatal mortality study.

Dr. C. Kay, Royal College of General Practitioners Study of sequelae of abortion.

Dr. N. Wald and Professor A. C. Turnbull. Oxford University. Screening for neural tube defects.

Professor B. M. Hibbard, Welsh National School of Medicine Screening for neural tube defects.

Dr. A. Hutchinson, Lintonville Medical Group, Ashington, Northumberland The effect of intensive health education on rubella immunity in general practice.

Dr. P. C. Elwood. Welsh National School of Medicine Evaluation of supplementary milk in pregnancy and infancy.

Dr. J. A. F. Roberts and Mr. W. W. Hall, Guy's Hospital Medical School A follow-up of patients seen at a clinic for genetic advice.

Professor F. Harris, Mersey RHA Liverpool congenital malformation register.

Professor E. O. R. Reynolds, University College Hospital Medical School Follow-up study of children surviving severe perinatal illness or abnormalities.

Professor D. G. Wibberley. University of Aston Investigation of effect of heavy metals in placental metabolic processes

Professor D. G. Wibberley, University of Aston. Investigation into correlation between levels of heavy metals in placental and other tissues and congenital malformation.

Dr. P. E. M. Fine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Follow-up study of individuals exposed to viral infections in utero.

Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Oxford RHA Director: Dr. J. A. Baldwin.

  1. (i) Smoking in pregnancy
  2. (ii)Post-maturity
  3. (iii)The effects of termination of pregnancy on subsequent pregnancy outcome and long-term morbidity.

Health Services Research Centre Department of Social Medicine, Birmingham; Director: Professor E. G. Knox.

Perinatal Services: development of measures of effectiveness.

The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford University; Director: Dr. I. Chalmers.

  1. (i) The development, standardisation and analysis of routinely collected statistics
  2. (ii) A review of existing schemes of confidential enquiries into perinatal deaths
  3. (iii) Documentation of local perinatal survey data
  4. (iv) Register of controlled trials in perinatal medicine
  5. (v) Risk assessment in perinatal care
  6. (vi) The feasibility of mounting controlled trials of the prevention of pre-term labour.

The Medical Sociology Research Centre University College, Swansea; Director: Professor R. E. A. Mapes.

Sources of information and influences on, first-time mothers.