The Pregnancy Research Project: A Collaborative Approach to Pregnancy Research

7/23/2019

Lindsey J. Wimmer, RN, MSN, PHN, CPNP, CPLC

Lindsey J. Wimmer, RN, MSN, PHN, CPNP, CPLC
Lindsey Wimmer is the Founder and Executive Director of the Star Legacy Foundation based in Minnesota with 25 chapters across the United States. As a pediatric nurse practitioner, she was shocked and embarrassed when her first son was stillborn at term after a ‘textbook pregnancy’. She did not realize that stillbirth was something that still happened and even more concerned when looking for medical literature on the topic. Finding out that 26,000 babies are stillborn in the US each year and for most the cause is never known and that research was virtually non-existent at that time as to why this was the case–was unacceptable. Today the Foundation is dedicated to pregnancy & infant loss awareness, research, education, advocacy and family support. This presentation will discuss the newly launched Pregnancy Research Project the Foundation is conducting in partnership with Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan.

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7/24/2019 08:21:38 am

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Group B Strep International

7/24/2019 08:29:14 am

Thank you, Lindsey, for sharing about the Pregnancy Research Project. GBSI is proud to be a Partner in this very important collaboration!

Amy Grey

7/24/2019 10:08:07 am

Very interesting that some mothers had "gut instincts" before loss

Dr. Macey

7/24/2019 10:22:08 am

Thank you for sharing about your research project. Great to see organizations working to link motivated participants with researchers. Excited to see results in the future and the impact it will have on stillbirth as a whole

Effie

7/25/2019 11:13:09 am

Is this study based on Americans or can anyone from around the world participate?

7/25/2019 01:17:34 pm

At this point - anyone can complete the maternal survey (it is currently only available in English - but additional languages are coming soon). We are not able to accept records from outside the US yet - but we are working with other organizations to be able to do so soon.

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