Pregnancy, Children & Inherited Conditions

Research into pregnancy, child health, and conditions passed down through families

#17 of 29 research categories by total funding · About £36 per person in the UK

Funded awards
4,213
Published funding
£2.4B
Average published award
£689K
Active funded awards
780
NIHR-supported projects
2,386

Amounts are published for 3,461 of 4,213 funded awards. Data as of 16 July 2026.

NIHR funds the most Pregnancy, Children & Inherited Conditions research — 1,022 grants (24% of the topic). The busiest year was 2020, with 314 grants.

Top Funders by Funded Award Count

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FunderFunded awards
NIHR1,022
MRC799
ESRC647
Wellcome562
UKRI209
InnovateUK148
EC146
BBSRC131
AMS91
CSO83

Funded Awards by Year

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YearFunded awards
200693
200799
2008130
2009116
2010132
2011155
2012148
2013177
2014180
2015211
2016198
2017267
2018265
2019282
2020314
2021290
2022276
2023298
2024298
2025234

Grants

PRECISE-DYAD: linking maternal and infant health trajectories in sub-Saharan AfricaAssociated with Imperial College London · King's College London · King's College London School of Medicine · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · University of British Columbia · University of LiverpoolWellcome£4.0M2020Completed
The Monoclonal Antibody Medications in inflammatory Arthritis: stopping or continuing in pregnancy (MAMA) trialUniversity of OxfordNIHR£3.1M2024Active
Pre-delivery administration of azithromycin to prevent neonatal sepsis and death: a phase III double-blind randomized clinical trialLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineMRC£2.2M2017Completed
Congenital heart disease epidemiology and risk factorsKU LeuvenWellcome£2.2M2025Active
IMAGINE-2: Stratifying Genomic Causes of Intellectual Disability by Mental Health Outcomes in Childhood and AdolescenceUniversity College LondonMRC£2.0M2020Completed
New insights on the role of prenatal exposure to specific infectious diseases in the onset of non-infectious chronic conditions during childhood and adolescenceLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineWellcome£1.9M2023Active
Placenta-pathUniversity of BristolUKRI£1.7M2024Active
MRC Wellcome Trust Human Developmental Biology Resource (HDBR)Wellcome TrustMRC£1.5M2013Completed
Preterm birth mechanisms in a high HIV prevalence setting in rural ZimbabweQueen Mary University of LondonMRC£1.4M2024Active
Evaluating Models of care, best practice and care pathways for women who are dependent on drugs and their infants, from preconception to 18 months postnatalKing's College LondonNIHR£1.1M2021Completed
eLIXIR, Early Lifecourse data Cross-LInkage in Research; a Multidisciplinary PartnershipKing's College LondonMRC£867K2017Completed
The COVID-19 Health Impact on Long-term Child Development in Scotland (CHILDS) studyUniversity of EdinburghESRC£768K2022Active
Development of a rapid, low cost Human Cytomegalovirus diagnosticUniversity College LondonNIHR£759K2018Completed
Novel Models for Haemodynamics and Transport in Complex Media: Towards Precision Healthcare for Placental DisordersUniversity of ManchesterEPSRC£723K2020Completed
Tracking the health, educational and economic impact of gestational age at birth: a longitudinal record linkage study (TIGAR)—MRC£627K2015Completed
Drug Optimisation in LMICs of Pregnant HIV women and their Infants: temporary switch to CAB/RPV long acting injectionsUniversity of LiverpoolUKRI£575K2024Active
Prenatal adversity and the intergenerational transmission of atypical maternal caregivingCardiff UniversityBBSRC£573K2021Completed
Molecular bases of congenital bladder disease: the urofacial syndome (UFS)University of ManchesterMRC£508K2013Completed
Drug Optimisation in LMICs of Pregnant HIV women and their Infants: temporary switch to CAB/RPV long acting injectionsLiverpool School of Tropical MedicineUKRI£506K2024Active
Social, Economic and Ethnic Disparities in the Diagnosis of Developmental Disorders among Children Born Before Full TermUniversity of YorkNIHR£363K2021Completed

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