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Remote Care
For Mother And Baby
Pregnancy can be a dangerous time for millions of women
worldwide: pre-eclampsia alone claims the lives of more
than 70,000 women and over 500,000 infants every
year. Researchers led by Prof Louise Kenny, co-director
of the world renowned Science Foundation Ireland
funded Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational
Research (INFANT) are working to develop screening
tests to predict and prevent pre-eclampsia, a major
complication of late pregnancy.
They are building a large BioBank of samples
from mothers and are working to validate a
test that will effectively predict pre-eclampsia.
The test will identify women at greatest risk
and allow healthcare professionals to better
align appropriate prenatal care. This test may
save many lives worldwide by reducing, and
eventually preventing, the life-threatening
complications associated with pre-eclampsia.
www.infantcentre.ie