Posted on August 21, 2024
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 17:30 for 18:00 at the Senate Hall, Hatfield Campus, University of Pretoria. Seats are limited so please RSVP soon should you wish to...
Posted on August 08, 2024
'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 and early childhood factors influencing lifelong health" Full invite with RSVP to follow. This is an in-person lecture in the Senate...
Posted on July 30, 2024
Yesterday our Research Centre Director Professor Ute Feucht presented some of our results on the influence of various maternal, fetal, neonatal, and infant factors on infant anthropometric and body composition outcomes at 18 months. Key findings: Exposure to maternal HIV infection and an...
Posted on July 25, 2024
International Workshop on HIV & Pediatrics, Munich, Germany Our Research Centre Director Professor Ute Feucht and PhD candidate Mothusi Nyofane had the opportunity to attend the International Workshop on HIV & Pediatrics in Munich, Germany. Mothusi presented some of the results from the...
Posted on June 12, 2024
Kangaroo mother care: free resources available on our website Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a proven high-impact, cost-effective, and life-saving intervention which improves the outcomes of preterm and low-birthweight newborns. Researchers from our Research Centre have been involved in...
Posted on March 12, 2024
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 which can be administered by health workers in the ward setting. Sepsis is one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality and rapid early...
Posted on February 28, 2024
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 infants enrolled in the Siyakhula Study was carried out at our Research Centre. The study sheds light on metabolic alterations in...
Posted on February 23, 2024
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 improve neonatal outcomes in their country. During their time with us, we exchanged on best neonatal practices in our settings, and the team...
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