If you are pregnant or you are a new mum, would you like to provide feedback and help with a new maternity research study? SHAPES is aiming to identify which women might benefit from additional care during pregnancy.  As someone who is using, or who has recently used, maternity services, your input and experience is invaluable to help the study be more effective. What is the SHAPES research study? Maternity units currently use BMI to identify which women might need additional care during pregnancy. But BMI cannot tell how much fat tissue someone has or where it is stored. The SHAPES study aims to explore whether other measurements work better than BMI to identify who would benefit the most from additional care during pregnancy. You can read more on the SHAPES website. How can you help? We need two pregnant women or new mums to take part in the next steering group meeting, which updates and discusses the SHAPES study. Being able to contribute your perspective, experience and understanding adds real value to the study and to the researchers. What …