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Academic
Keith Godfrey
Professor, University of Southampton
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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 16 Mar 2026
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Keith Godfrey: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Professor, University of Southampton
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Aug 2026
- First quoted
- 16 Mar 2026
04 On the record · press
What Keith Godfrey has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- dailyecho.co.uk
- chroniclelive.co.uk
Where Keith Godfrey has been quoted
- New advice for 80pc of pregnant women as rule to change in 2026chroniclelive.co.uk · 10 Aug 2026
- University of Southampton scheme to tackle disparities in maternal outcomesdailyecho.co.uk · 10 Jun 2026
- Fathers play pivotal role in pregnancy outcomes, claims Southampton studydailyecho.co.uk · 16 Mar 2026
How we found the articles that name Keith Godfrey: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics
Maternity & neonatal
- maternity
- maternity services
- maternity care
- neonatal
- stillbirth
- maternal mortality
- midwifery
- midwife
Also searched with “maternity” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Maternity & neonatal
Public health & prevention
- public health
- preventative healthcare
- prevention agenda
- health prevention
- obesity strategy
- childhood obesity
- smoking cessation
- smoke-free
Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention
Verbatim
“We need a joined-up approach - this should combine effective fortification at higher levels than mandated in the UK with better education, accessible preconception care and targeted support for communities where supplement use remains low.”
“No such system of care and support currently exists in the UK, so this research to develop a national blueprint is urgently needed.”
“For some aspects, the influence of the father is even stronger than that of the mother, with some of these fathers' effects linked to experiences from their own childhood.”
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