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Increasing Success Rates for Complicated Pregnancies

This team is working to develop therapeutics that address dangerous pregnancy complications.

Collaborators

• Surendra Sharma, MD/PhD, Women and Infants Hospital
• Yow-Pin Lim, MD/PhD, President and CEO, ProThera Biologics

Summary

Despite improvements in clinical care and advancements in scientific understanding, premature birth is on the rise in the United States — increasing by 30 percent over the past 20 years.  But little is known about the causes of premature birth, and researchers are still trying to learn more in order to develop effective preventative measures.

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