As many members of the Society know, I have the singular honour to be the principal investigator of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded PRE-eclampsia-Eclampsia Monitoring, Prevention & Treatment (PRE-EMPT) initiative (pre-empt.cfri.ca) 1-3. This opportunity has allowed me to think about, travel to, and begin intervening in those countries where women are most likely to

It is privilege to write for this inaugural ISSHP newsletter. Life’s perfect partnership starts with the placenta. If we get this right, we have the best chance of healthy life. In preeclampsia, we have a failing placenta. Preeclampsia kills one pregnant woman every minute and the life expectancy of those who survive is greatly reduced.

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In this regular lighthearted Q and A, we find out how members of ISSHP spend their off duty hours, starting with our President, Mark Brown