2016-2018 Clinical Study (ongoing)

The Brianna Marie Foundation has partnered with The Fetal Health Foundation (FHF) which named Dr. Jan Deprest of the University College of London Institute for Women’s Health the recipient of the 2016 Brianna Marie Memorial Research Grant. The funds awarded to Dr. Deprest’s study will be used to target prevention of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), an anomaly that disturbs lung development during fetal life using a medication to promote lung growth.According to Deprest, 30 percent of newborns diagnosed with CDH die due to pulmonary complications. His research team believes that the combination of current postnatal therapies with prenatal strategies represent the future of CDH management.Based on the submitted mid-cycle report from Dr. Deprest, all testing is in line with the defined timeline and final published results should be available in 2018.