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We've reached full capacity for in-person attendance, but you can still join us online! The address will cover much of the research Prof Feucht has been...

You are invited to attend the Inaugural Address of our Research Centre Director, Professor Ute Feucht, which is taking place on Tuesday, 10th September 2024 at...

'Save the Date' for the inaugural lecture of our Research Centre Director, Prof Ute Feucht, on 10 September 2024 at 17h30. "The first 1000 days of life: Fetal...

Yesterday our Research Centre Director Professor Ute Feucht presented some of our results on the influence of various maternal, fetal, neonatal, and infant...

International Workshop on HIV & Pediatrics, Munich, Germany Our Research Centre Director Professor Ute Feucht and PhD candidate Mothusi Nyofane had the...

Kangaroo mother care: free resources available on our website Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a proven high-impact, cost-effective, and life-saving intervention...

Our Research Centre is involved in an exciting pilot study which could be ground-breaking for early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis using a point-of-care test...

We are delighted to share groundbreaking insights from the latest article published by lead author Louise du Toit, a PhD student whose research with mothers and...

Our Research Centre had the privilege of hosting a team of doctors, nurses and health programme managers from Eswatini this week for a benchmarking visit to...

Assisting our neighbouring country to improve their neonatal outcomes! Currently, we have our Eswatini colleagues here in Pretoria for a benchmarking visit....

Insights into childhood stunting from South African research. Childhood stunting is a major public health problem in South Africa. PhD student Sanja Nel...

Mrs Andrea Prinsloo, a PhD student from the Department of Immunology at University of Pretoria presented her research last week at the 18th International...

The 14th South African Child Health Priorities Association Conference kicked off this morning and our Research Centre Director Professor Ute Feucht facilitated...

At the 5th International Developmental Pediatrics Association (IDPA) congress 2023 in Johannesburg, Mr Mothusi Nyofane, PhD candidate at the University of...

Dr Michael Christie, who is affiliated with our Research Centre, presented a Poster at the recent Southern African HIV Clinicians Society Conference, which...

Marna Nel received an unexpected trophy for her Research Poster The poster was presented at the Tshwane District Health Research Conference 28-29 September 2023...

What are small-for-gestational age (SGA) newborns, and how do they differ from growth-restricted newborns? How do we use the new conceptual framework of 'Small...

Thank you to our colleagues from FIND who came to visit us today at out Research Centre in Pretoria! Dr Ntombi Sigwebela and Dr. Angela Muriuki - what a...

How severe was the impact of COVID-19 really on the maternal-and-child health care services in South Africa? Was it as bad as we thought? Here is our data from...

A 10-minute near-patient diagnostic test for neonatal sepsis - that would be a game changer, as neonatal sepsis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality...