PANDA news


Latest news and updates from the PANDA study

Updated 6 February 2025

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Welcome to PANDA

We are delighted to welcome you to the PANDA community.

Here we will discuss the latest PANDA news including how many women, like you, are taking part in PANDA, as well as updates about what we are learning and how people are finding taking part in PANDA.

Recruitment update

So far we have recruited:

224/11,020 people

and we currently have 21 antenatal services recruiting women across England.

Pregnant woman

Thank you for helping us understand more about using iron tablets when pregnant.

Why are we doing the PANDA study?

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We have some important questions you can help us to answer.

Having anaemia during pregnancy can affect choices, such as where someone can give birth, and in some cases, it can impact the health of mum and baby.

We might be able to stop anaemia from developing if we give iron tablets during pregnancy.

We want to know:

  1. If taking a prescribed dose of iron during pregnancy helps to prevent anaemia
  2. How we can help women to take their supplements as recommended

You are all helping us to answer these important questions, which could benefit women with their future pregnancies and provide healthcare professionals with information to improve future maternity care.

Contact us

If you have any questions about the PANDA study, please do get in touch with the team at PANDA@nhsbt.nhs.uk.