On July 6, an article in the Hamilton Spectator, “McMaster researchers trying to predict premature birth and prevent it”, featured Dr. Sarah McDonald’s CIHR-funded study on preterm birth.

The study involves analyzing data from thousands of births in Ontario in order to identify factors in the mother’s medical history or in the current pregnancy to better identify women at risk of preterm birth. This will be an important step in the process of developing a clinical tool to assist clinicians in targeting care.

The full article is available at: https://www.hamiltonnews.com/news-story/7408680-mcmaster-researchers-trying-to-predict-premature-birth-and-prevent-it/