Preterm Birth Initiative

The initiative is designed to bring together a diverse interdisciplinary group with expertise in genetics/genomics, immunology, microbiology and proteomics along with the more traditional areas of parturition research such as maternal fetal medicine, obstetrics, and pediatrics to address scientific issues related to preterm birth.

BWF has committed $3.5 million for grants for the Preterm Birth Initiative and anticipates making five full research grants. Full research grants will provide up to $600,000 over a four year period ($150,000 per year) and are expected to begin in 2011.