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Are you involved in the care of pregnant women? Tommy's pregnancy information can help you give pregnant women additional support.

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If you work with pregnant women, Tommy's pregnancy information service could help you. Complete Tommy's online form and sign up today.

You'll receive a free pack of Tommy's publications and resources so you can see the range of information we provide.

Tommy's resources

Tommy's provides a range of books and leaflets relating to pre-pregnancy and pregnancy.

All the information is provided free of charge. However, a small postage charge is made on larger orders to cover the cost of getting it to you. If you're interested in placing a large order, please download the Tommy's publications order form from the pink box above and post it to us.

Research news

Vitamins in pre-eclampsia (VIP) trial

A small trial, funded by Tommy’s, found that the incidence of pre-eclampsia was dramatically decreased (by more than 50%) in high-risk women if they took high doses of vitamins C and E compared with high-risk women who did not take the vitamins.  Following these results the Tommy’s research team at St Thomas’ Hospital in London gained funding for a large clinical trial to assess if this finding was true and could be proven in a larger trial. The Vitamins in Pre-eclampsia (VIP) trial recruited more than 2,400 women who were at high-risk of developing pre-eclampsia – giving half of them high doses of vitamins C and E and the other half placebo (dummy) tablets.  These women started taking the tablets between 14 and 22 weeks of pregnancy and took them every day until they had their babies.

The results of the trial show that these high doses of vitamins C and E do not prevent pre-eclampsia in high-risk women, actually increasing the chances of having a low-birthweight baby, although the likely affect on their long-term health is negligible.  Results were published in the high-profile medical journal The Lancet - to view the abstract click on this link http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS014067360668433X/abstract).

This result means that women at high risk of developing pre-eclampsia should not take high doses of vitamins C and E in pregnancy.  The small doses of vitamins found in pregnancy-specific multivitamin preparations may infer a slight benefit to the outcome of the pregnancy. To view the press release about this Tommy's research project, download the document from the pink box at the top of the page.

To view Tommy's latest research news, click here to visit our Research section.

A pregnancy information service for your pregnant women?

Tommy's provides a pregnancy information enquiry service, run by midwives, for mums-to-be, and their partners, families and friends. The service is open Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 5pm, and run by midwives to answer any pregnancy questions and concerns, providing individuals with access to medical experts in a confidential setting. We aim to respond to all enquiries within five working days, although if we are busy, this may take a little longer.

If you think this service might be of additional help or support to the pregnant women you see, please do pass on the telephone number 0870 777 30 60 and email info@tommys.org. Tommy's produces handy information line cards to advertise this telephone number - if you would like some to pass to the pregnant women you see, please contact Tommy's directly (see contact details on left).