Professor Jenny Kurinczuk
Jenny Kurinczuk
BSc (Hons), MBChB, MSc (Epid), MD, FFPH
Emeritus Professor of Perinatal Epidemiology
- National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit
- Co-Director, Policy Research Unit in Maternal Health and Care National Lead - MBRRACE-UK
Jenny's mission at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is to conduct methodologically rigorous research to provide evidence to improve the care provided to women and their families during pregnancy, childbirth, the newborn period and early childhood as well as promoting the effective use of resources by perinatal health services.
Her particular research focuses on the causes and consequences of conditions from conception through pregnancy which affect newborn babies some of which have subsequent effects on the health of the babies as they grow and develop during childhood and beyond. These include newborn brain dysfunction (neonatal encephalopathy), cerebral palsy and congenital anomalies (sometimes also called birth defects), and the health and development of children born following assisted conception, for example IVF.
Jenny is also involved in: leading the MBRRACE-UK collaboration responsible for the national maternal, newborn and infant clinical outcome review programme; studies of near miss maternal morbidity; and the evaluation of paediatric surgical interventions for congenital anomalies.
Key publications
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Assisted reproductive technology and birth defects: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal article
Hansen M. et al, (2013), Hum Reprod Update, 19, 330 - 353
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Epidemiology of neonatal encephalopathy and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy.
Journal article
Kurinczuk JJ. et al, (2010), Early Hum Dev, 86, 329 - 338
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Extreme obesity in pregnancy in the United Kingdom.
Journal article
Knight M. et al, (2010), Obstet Gynecol, 115, 989 - 997
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Recreational drug use: A major risk factor for gastroschisis?
Journal article
Draper ES. et al, (2008), Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 63, 356 - 357
Recent publications
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"Is she pregnant with Jesus?" exploring sociocultural obstacles to following medical advice in the context of stillbirth prevention in Nigeria.
Journal article
Gwacham-Anisiobi U. et al, (2025), BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 25
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Associations between postpartum haemorrhage, postnatal mental health and longer term mental illness: a record-linked cohort study
Journal article
Latt SM. et al, (2025), Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
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Pre-pregnancy care in general practice in England: cross-sectional observational study using administrative routine health data.
Journal article
Li Y. et al, (2025), BMC Public Health, 25
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Addressing uncertainty in identifying pregnancies in the English CPRD GOLD Pregnancy Register: a methodological study using a worked example
Journal article
Li Y. et al, (2025), International Journal of Population Data Science, 10
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Differences between neonatal units with high and low rates of breast milk feeding for very preterm babies at discharge: a qualitative study of staff experiences.
Journal article
McLeish J. et al, (2024), BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 24