Women's Health MD

The Women and Children’s Health research in Liverpool has an international reputation for excellence. The Department of Women’s and Children’s Health incorporates obstetrics, gynaecology, neonatology and medical and surgical paediatrics. The Department offers some of the most extensive facilities for research in this area in Europe, providing excellent bases for patient-orientated translational and clinical research. The Centre includes bespoke laboratory facilities with state-of-the-art accommodation and equipment. It provides an environment to develop, attract and sustain staff and collaborators and provide an important international focus for further growth in the following key research domains: clinical trials and research synthesis in global maternal health, endometriosis; perinatal and neonatal personalised medicine, smooth muscle physiology. The Doctor of Medicine (MD) is a doctoral degree open to medical practitioners (technically, anyone holding a medical qualification registrable with the General Medical Council). It is equivalent in requirements and format to the PhD.