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Toxicology research on
pregnant women
After experiencing complications
during her pregnancy, Dr. Mary Hebert from the UW School of Pharmacy
realized how little knowledge existed about the safety of taking
medications during pregnancy. Today, she is devoting her professional
research to finding the answers. Hebert founded the Obstetric-Fetal
Pharmacology Research Unit (OPRU) in the School of Pharmacy, one
of the first units of its kind to look into the toxicology of drugs
in pregnant women. She is the principal investigator of the UW’s
federally funded unit, which is part of a nationwide network that
includes researchers from three other universities. Given that on
average women take three medications during pregnancy and that chronic
illnesses are dangerous for the mother and baby if left untreated,
this research stands to impact public health significantly. OPRU’s
findings will be critical to clinicians caring for women who require
medications during pregnancy.
It’s a fact that women
take medication while pregnant. So it’s best to understand
what’s happening with drugs to optimize care for both moms
and their babies.– Mary Hebert, Professor of Pharmacy
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