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SUMMARY:Cambridge Reading Group on Reproduction - November - Catherine Aik
 en
DTSTART:20241126T123000Z
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DESCRIPTION:*Our reading group provides an interdisciplinary space for eng
 aging discussions on reproduction in all its forms. All welcome\, postgrad
 uate and staff!*\n\nWe dive into texts that examine reproduction not only 
 from biological and medical standpoints but also explore cultural\, social
 \, ethical\, and political dimensions. \n\nRSVP for November here \nhttps
 ://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/0bf60e85-ecbc-42fa-a133-7ef1766cba
 56/select\n\n\nREADING FOR NOVEMBER\nBarriers to progress in pregnancy res
 earch: How can we break through?\n\nLed by Dr Catherine Aiken - Honorary
  Consultant in Maternal and Fetal Medicine\n\nSarah J. Stock\, Catherine E
 . Aiken\, Barriers to progress in pregnancy research: How can we break thr
 ough? Science 380\,150-153 (2023). DOI: 10.1126/science.adf9347\n\nRSVP
  will be required in order to obtain access to the full article on Moodle.
  \n\nIntroduction: \n\nExcluding reformulations\, in the past 30 years\,
  only two drugs have been licensed for use in pregnancy. At the same time\
 , pregnancy complications are increasing\, with profound implications for 
 immediate and life-course health of both infants and mothers. This paper d
 iscusses some of the barriers to progress in developing safe and effective
  treatments for pregnancy complications\, including systemic social and po
 litical factors\; deliberate exclusion of pregnant women from research\; t
 he complexity of the dynamic maternal-placental-fetal system\; uncertainty
  about the relevance of in vitro and animal models to inaccessible in viv
 o systems and processes\; and disparities in pregnancy outcomes within and
  between countries.
LOCATION:Room CG09\, Old Cavendish Wing\, Student Services\, New Museums s
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