Visit of Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization

Posted on April 21, 2023

On the occasion of the honorary Doctorate degree awarded to Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation, at the University of Pretoria on 21 April 2023, our Research Centre was invited to showcase the important research we do. The Director Professor Ute Feucht...

Limit children’s exposure to microplastics as a precaution – UP researcher

Posted on July 20, 2022

Until we know more about the risks, we should try to limit our exposure to microplastics found in products and in the environment, and the toxic chemicals associated with them. This is according to Professor Halina Röllin of UP’s School of Health Systems and Public Health, who was part of...

Nine UP academics nominated for NSTF/South32 Awards, SA’s ‘Science Oscars’

Posted on June 09, 2022

Earlier this month, the National Science and Technology Forum announced the finalists for this year’s NSTF-South32 Awards. UP congratulates and celebrates nine of our own researchers who have been nominated!

UP researchers use low-cost device to detect foetal growth restriction

Posted on April 04, 2022

Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) have shown that a low-cost, easy-to-use screening device can detect foetal growth restriction in pregnant women, which, if not diagnosed, can lead to stillbirth, neonatal death or suboptimal childhood growth.

The prevalence of abnormal Doppler's of the umbilical artery in a low-risk pregnant population in South Africa

Posted on April 21, 2021

The assessment of fetal blood flow using Doppler waveform can be used to identify placental insufficiency, and hence is a tool to identify fetuses at risk of stillbirth due to fetal growth restriction (FGR). In South Africa the largest category of perinatal deaths is ‘unexplained...

Umbiflow made it to the list of Forbes Africa's "100 Innovations from Africa"

Posted on April 21, 2021

The scariest thing for any mother-to-be is the possibility of losing her baby. In South Africa, this has become a reality for a large portion of women as 28 out of 1,000 births result in mortality. This figure, however, has decreased dramatically and continues to fall thanks to the efforts of the...

UP experts highlight importance of prenatal care as COVID-19 linked to increase in infant and maternal deaths

Posted on February 17, 2021

Healthcare services in metropolitan areas have been inundated by the number of COVID-19 infections taking away the emergency care for mothers in labour, warn UP experts.

Childbirth Experience Matters to Women and their Families

Posted on February 12, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnancy has become an even more emotional experience. Women place all their hopes and trust in midwives and doctors to assist them during labour.