Preventative Hemorrhage During Labour

Cluster member, Dr. Elise Erickson, PhD, CNM, FACNM, is a Certified Nurse Midwife and Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, the Clinical Translational Sciences Program, and the BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona. Her research lab, Mechanisms Underpinning Maternal Health MuMH, is broadly focused on understanding variation in the physiology governing labor and birth to improve individualization of care practices and promote healthy transitions to motherhood/parenthood. Her recent groundbreaking paper, A common OXTR Risk Variant Alters Regulation of Gene Expression by DNA Hydroxymethylation in Pregnant Human Myometrium. Reproductive Sciences, 2024. Open Access, introduces the possibility of identification of women at risk for postpartum hemorrhage through blood-derived measurements.

View Dr. Erickson's presentation on oxytocin use during labour in the right-hand menu. 

Advancing the Science of Physiologic Birth Research Cluster


E-mail contact@scienceofbirth.ca

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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