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Biographical details
Jenny Carter is a midwife and Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London. She has many years’ experience supporting and leading high quality clinical research in various aspects of pregnancy care and women’s health. Now focusing on preterm birth, she established a novel preterm birth studies patient and public involvement panel. Her PhD work was supported by an NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship and resulted in a KCL Outstanding PhD Thesis Prize. She is a founder member of the UK Preterm Clinical Network and led the development of, and continues to manage, the Preterm Clinical Network (PCN) Database (www.medscinet.net/ukpcn). She is a member of the RCOG Preterm Birth Clinical Study Group and has served as an expert advisor for the NICE Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme. Her portfolio of work includes research supported by the Tommy’s National Centre for Preterm Birth Research and the Tommy’s National Centre for Maternity Improvement.
Education/Academic qualification
Women's Health, Doctor of Philosophy, King's College London (KCL)
Award Date: 1 Feb 2019
Advancing Midwifery Practice, Master in Science, King's College London
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
Keywords
- RG Gynecology and obstetrics
- Midwifery
- Preterm birth
- Implementation of evidence
- Public Involvement
- Data Science
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ABOVE: cerclage after caesarean: protocol for a randomised controlled trial to assess the optimal preventative management for preterm birth secondary to caesarean section damage
van der Krogt, L., Carter, J., Dalla Valle, G., Suff, N., Story, L., Tribe, R. M. & Shennan, A., Dec 2026, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 26, 1, 336.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does the Tommy’s Pathway: Clinical Decision Support Tool have the potential to reduce disparities in UK maternity care? Findings from an early adopter implementation evaluation study.
Carter, J., Sandall, J., Anumba, D., Burden, C., Gillespie, S., Howell, A., Judge, A., Lenguerrand, E., Perez Amack, S., Sheehan, E., Thilaganathan, B., Viner, M., Wilson, H. & Winter, C., 12 Mar 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: BMC Digital Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The relationship between preterm birth and postpartum anxiety: A first-in-field systematic review
Worrall, S., Dasgupta, T., Powell, S., Devita, S., Bailey, E. C., Pinker, I., Ciuffo, G., Ionio, C., Cronin, R., Flynn, A. C., Jackson, L., Beato, B. V. G., Wood, O., Machado-Kayzuka, G. C., Aparicio-García, M. E., Bozicevic, L., Costas-Ramón, N., Davie, P., De Pascalis, L. & Fellows, R. & 47 others, , Apr 2026, In: Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 105, 102715, p. 1-11 102715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tommy’s Clinical Decision Support Tool: an intervention development and feasibility study to inform a future randomised controlled trial.
Carter, J., Sandall, J., Anumba, D., Burden, C., Gillespie, S., Howell, A., Judge, A., Lenguerrand, E., Perez Amack, S., Savory, N., Sheehan, E., Thilaganathan, B., Viner, M., Wilson, H. M. & Winter, C., 11 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: BMC Pilot and Feasibility Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Triage and care for women with symptoms or diagnosis of pregnancy loss between 14 + 0 and 21 + 6 weeks' gestation
Fox, C. E., Kaur, R., Vigneswaran, K., Small, R., Carter, J., O'Donoghue, K., Heazell, A. E. P., David, A. L., Simpson, N., Care, A., Starrs, L., Shennan, A., González, C. M. V., Soma-Pillay, P., Fitzsimmons, L., Devall, A. J., Coomarasamy, A. & Mid-trimester Pregnancy Loss Guideline Consensus Panel, Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 172, 1, p. 25-50 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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PRE-EMPT: PREventing PretErM Birth in nulliParous women Through cervical length screening
Shennan, A. (Primary Investigator) & Carter, J. (Co-Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/01/2025 → 30/09/2030
Project: Research
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PravastatIn tO preveNt prEtErm biRth (PIONEER): a parallel group randomised placebo-controlled trial
Carter, J. (Primary Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/08/2023 → 31/07/2028
Project: Research
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CRAFT: CeRclarge After Full-dilatation caesarean-secTion
Shennan, A. (Primary Investigator), Rutherford, M. (Co-Investigator), Story, L. (Co-Investigator), Hutter, J. (Co-Investigator), Suff, N. (Co-Investigator) & Carter, J. (Co-Investigator)
J P Moulton Charitable Foundation
1/06/2019 → 1/04/2024
Project: Research
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Threatened preterm labour: development and validation of an effective risk assessment tool to improve management and care.
Tribe, R. (Primary Investigator), Carter, J. (Co-Investigator), Sandall, J. (Co-Investigator) & Shennan, A. (Co-Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/01/2014 → 28/02/2019
Project: Research
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Threatened preterm labour: development and validation of an effective risk assessment tool to improve management and care
Tribe, R. (Primary Investigator), Carter, J. (Co-Investigator), Sandall, J. (Co-Investigator) & Shennan, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/06/2013 → 31/05/2018
Project: Research
Prizes
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Outstanding PhD Thesis Prize
Carter, J. (Recipient), 1 Jun 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)