BMC’s Yawkey building doors are now closed as an entrance as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our campus and provide you with the best clinical care.

All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter our hospital via Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk before continuing to the hospital. We are excited to welcome you and appreciate your patience as we improve our facilities.

Placental-Fetal Physiology Research

placental biologyOur multidisciplinary program examines several aspects of how placental biology that can influence fetal physiology. This program includes the following key studies: evaluation of the effects of prenatal exposure to opioids on the placenta including DNA methylation and gene expression, examination of COVID-19 biology during pregnancy and analysis of how placental disorders impact development to increase the risk of neonatal lung and gut disorders.

See all of our Pediatric Research programs.

Contact

Principal Investigator 
Elizabeth Taglauer 
Elizabeth.Taglauer@bmc.org

Investigators

Research projects

  • “MOM NEST” Study: Safety, Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacogenomics of Naltrexone in Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder (R01 HD96798), NCT03718104
  • Effects of Prenatal Opioid Exposure on Placental DNA Methylation and Gene Expression, March of Dimes Research Grant
  • “MASC” Study: Mothers and Infants Affected by Signs and Symptoms of COVID-19, BU CTSI
  • “AliGN” Study: Antenatal determinants of Lung and Gut disease in Neonates
  • “PRIME” Study: Placental Repository to Improve Infant Outcomes