The mechanisms that regulate the onset of human labour and delivery

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/367615

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Reproductive biologists still cannot explain the molecular mechanisms that govern human birth. This lack of knowledge prevents the development of better moitoring and treament of complications of labour and delivery. If we are to provide the best possible start to life and improve newborn health care delivery then we must: (1) better understand what triggers labour; (2) determine whether there are biomarkers that we can use to identify women at risk of early birth; and (3) identify new ways to delay birth. This is the overall objective of this research project. In particular, this project focuses on how the multiple events needed to achieve a successful outcome to pregnancy are coordinated at the time of birth.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 01-01-2008

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $528,170.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Reproduction

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Complications of labour | Placental endocrinology | Preterm birth | birth | labour | pregnancy | tocolysis

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