University of Alberta Folio | January 18, 2008

Edmonton, Canada January 18, 2008

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A new interdisciplinary team investigating preterm births is led by David Olson in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. It is receiving $1 million in funding per year for five years from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.

Interdisciplinary team probes premature births

The population growth that's accompanied Alberta's economic boom has had an unanticipated impact on the province's neo-natal wards. As more babies are born in Alberta, the number of early deliveries has risen proportionately.

"We have in Alberta the highest preterm birthrate in Canada - it's over nine per cent - and this year in Edmonton alone we've increased the number of births by about 50 per cent over what it's been, so more babies are being born preterm," said Dr. David Olson.

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