Project

The proposed research study brings together cutting-edge technology and a multi-disciplinary team with scientific expertise in labor dysfunction, body composition measurement, comprehensive nutritional and physical activity analysis, lipidomics, racial disparities investigations, and systems biology approaches to confront labor dysfunction--one of the most impactful conditions affecting maternal morbidity and mortality. Results obtained from this study will provide functional information to make the identification of biomarkers that predict labor dysfunction a real possibility, changing the future for early detection, targeted intervention, and prevention of labor dysfunction.