Reproductive Health and Childbirth Network (REACH)

REproductive health And CHildbirth Network (REACH)

Mission Statement

The purpose of REACH is to provide a forum to bring together all researchers (clinical academics, university researchers, nurses, allied health professionals etc) interested in this area. Through collaboration across the CLRN REACH aims to improve the support for researcers, provide access to infrastructure and provide a means of effective communication for studies into this area and in turn improving the number of patients into such trials.

Specialty Lead for REACH in BBC CLRN 

Dr Arri Coomarasamy is a Subspecialist and Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, and a Consultant Gynaecologist at the Birmingham Women’s Hospital and the University of Birmingham. He holds numerous research grants, of over £6 million, and has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles. His research programme includes leading two multicentre randomised studies of progesterone therapy in recurrent miscarriages (PROMISE Trial) and effectiveness of levothyroxine to prevent miscarriage in women with thyroid autoantibodies (TABLET trial). He is an editor for British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and a trustee of Ammalife, an international charity with a mission to reduce maternal death and disability in the developing world (www.ammalife.com).

Dr Coomarasamy received his undergraduate medical training at the University of Birmingham, and subspecialist training in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery from Guy’s Hospital, London. He was awarded an MD by the University of Birmingham for his work exploring the integration of diagnostic and therapeutic information. 

Dr Coomarasamy would like to see REACH developed and implemented across the entire region, with the aim of supporting and facilitating high quality research. He hopes to achieve this through close collaboration with all members of the network and clinicians and researchers across the region.

NHS Trusts (includes contact details)

Universities

Birmingham City University

University of Birmingham

Jane Daniels, Clinical Trials Unit - bctu@contacts.bham.ac.uk 
Sarah Bathers, Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit - s.bathers@bham.ac.uk

Future Meetings

• Weds 25th August 4.30pm - Perinatal Unit,Board Room, Crystal Court, Aston Cross, off Rocky Lane, B6 5RQ
• Weds 10th November 4.30pm City Hospital, Anne Gibson Committee Room.
  

REACH Study Information

Contact Details

Dr Arri Coomarasamy, BBC Speciality Group Lead
0121 627 2775 a.coomarasamy@bham.ac.uk

Amanda Cotterill, Reach Administrator, Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust
0121 607 4789, amanda.cotterill@bwhct.nhs.uk

Useful Links and Information

www.bctu.bham.ac.uk
www.bham.ac.uk
www.dgoh.nhs.uk 
www.heartofengland.nhs.uk
www.swbh.nhs.uk
www.uhb.nhs.uk

Last updated: 3 September 2010