Contraception (prevention of pregnancy) and preconception care (preparation for pregnancy) are two services that most people need during their reproductive life. However, service provision of preconception care is far from routine, despite the growing recognition that health before pregnancy is crucial. Using data from the P3 study, as well as a comprehensive review of the literature, case studies of current

What is Orchid? Orchid is the app that helps you take control of your reproductive health. The app guides you through a set of questions about your reproductive preferences and presents you with personalised results; a reproductive preference group, your likelihood of pregnancy in the next year and links to helpful and trustworthy resources. Why Orchid? We named the app

Following on from the first P3 paper where we checked whether the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy (DAP) Scale was suitable to use in UK (published in July 2022, read more about it here), we have now looked in more detail at how well the DAP predicts pregnancy within 12 months. Overall, our work shows that the DAP is excellent at

The P3 Study team are very happy to announce that the first paper from the P3 study has been published. This paper describes the steps we took to evaluate the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy (DAP) Scale for use within the UK. The DAP scale is a set of 14 questions, with 5 possible answers (ranging from strongly agree to strongly

The ELOPE-GDM study is currently recruiting women to join a patient and public involvement (PPI) group. What is the ELOPE-GDM study? ELOPE-GDM is a qualitative study exploring the lived experience of women with gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is diabetes that develops during pregnancy. Having gestational diabetes can increase a woman’s chance of going on to develop type 2 diabetes in

In 2021 the Government’s call for evidence to inform the development of the Women’s Health strategy received over 100,000 responses from the general public and over 400 responses from health experts. The call for evidence sought opinions on six key themes: Placing women’s voices at the centre of women’s health Improving information and education about women’s health Ensuring the care

The UK government has today (20th September 2021) announced that flour in the UK is to be fortified with folic acid, a move welcomed by the P3 Study team. This will help to prevent neural tube defects such as: Spina bifida – where the membranes around the spine do not close properly, which can problems with walking or controlling the bladder

The P3 Study is now recruiting women to join a patient and public involvement group. This group will play a key role in how the next stages of the study are designed, how we interpret our results, and what research we carry out in the future. What is patient and public involvement? Patient and public involvement (also known as PPI) in

The use of the fertility treatment known as in vitro fertilisation (IVF), in which an egg is removed from the woman’s ovaries and fertilised with sperm in a laboratory, is consistently and dramatically increasing in the UK and other developed countries. 1-5% of babies born in the developed world are now conceived using this technology. The evidence on how common

It can be helpful for mums-to-be and those planning a pregnancy to learn about different food groups and identify any gaps in their diet. For example, they may be consuming fewer food groups providing essential nutrients such as Iron and Calcium. However, during routine antenatal visits, a conversation about diet and lifestyle must happen to identify any gaps and address