Professor Peter von Dadelszen
Professor of Global Women's Health
Research interests
- Women
Biography
Peter von Dadelszen is Professor of Global Women’s Health, King’s College London, UK. A New Zealander (and now Canadian), Peter is married to Laura Magee, Professor of Women’s Health at KCL, with whom he leads a pregnancy hypertension research group. With Laura, Peter was co-recipient of the 2014 International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy Chesley Award. Currently, they focus on pregnancy hypertension, fetal growth and stillbirth, from basic science to clinical epidemiology and health services research to global health, primarily through the PRE-EMPT and PRECISE initiatives funded by the Gates Foundation and UK Research and Innovation, respectively.
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Research
Centre for Conflict & Health Research
Cross disciplinary initiative studying the intersection of global health, security, and political governance in conflict-affected fragile states and regions.
Global Maternal Health
Global Maternal Health
Maternal Hypertension
The Hypertension group strategy focuses on improving outcomes for women with hypertension in pregnancy
News
Risk of adverse outcomes of pre-eclampsia accurately identified through new AI model
A potentially lifesaving model for identifying maternal risk in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia has been developed by researchers.
Scheduled childbirth could cut pre-eclampsia risk by 50%
Latest analysis of data shows that delivering babies earlier at term minimises occurrence of pre-eclampsia in women at increased risk of this important...
Review into pre-eclampsia care published
Researchers from King’s College London have published a review of care for women with pre-eclampsia in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Government funding for AI technology used to calculate pre-eclampsia risk
A project proposal to develop new artificial intelligence (AI) technology to calculate women’s risk of pre-eclampsia has been successful in the latest round...
Reducing maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries
New study suggests strongest method to ascertain maternal cause of death.
Thresholds for diagnosing hypertension in pregnancy should not be lowered
New study shows that lowering the threshold for a high blood pressure diagnosis in pregnant women is unlikely to lead to improved outcomes in low-resource...
King's project wins government funding to develop AI tools
An app that uses artificial intelligence to recognise a woman’s risk of complications of pre-eclampsia has been successful in the latest round of the...
Assessing cost-effective interventions to reduce maternal, stillborn and newborn deaths
A study conducted in India, Mozambique and Pakistan finds that eight pre- and postnatal visits from community health workers (CHWs) is a cost-effective way to...
Community health workers reduce maternal, foetal and new-born deaths, study finds
Large forces of trained community health workers and standardised healthcare systems could reduce the number of maternal, newborn and foetal deaths, a study...
Peter von Dadelszen awarded Collaborative Award in Science to continue pregnancy research in Gambia and Kenya
In collaboration with international colleagues, Peter von Dadelszen, Professor of Global Women’s Health, has been awarded a Collaborative Award in Science...
Events
Inaugural Lecture: Professors Laura Magee & Peter von Dadelszen
Inspiring talks from some of our brightest minds
Please note: this event has passed.
KGHI Research Seminar - PRECISE & CRADLE
Focusing on King's research in global health by the PRECISE and CRADLE networks
Please note: this event has passed.
Spotlight
Improving outcomes of high-risk pregnancy
Addressing an unmet meet need for strategies to identify women and babies at risk of serious complications of pregnancy
The publication feed is not currently available.
Research
Centre for Conflict & Health Research
Cross disciplinary initiative studying the intersection of global health, security, and political governance in conflict-affected fragile states and regions.
Global Maternal Health
Global Maternal Health
Maternal Hypertension
The Hypertension group strategy focuses on improving outcomes for women with hypertension in pregnancy
News
Risk of adverse outcomes of pre-eclampsia accurately identified through new AI model
A potentially lifesaving model for identifying maternal risk in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia has been developed by researchers.
Scheduled childbirth could cut pre-eclampsia risk by 50%
Latest analysis of data shows that delivering babies earlier at term minimises occurrence of pre-eclampsia in women at increased risk of this important...
Review into pre-eclampsia care published
Researchers from King’s College London have published a review of care for women with pre-eclampsia in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Government funding for AI technology used to calculate pre-eclampsia risk
A project proposal to develop new artificial intelligence (AI) technology to calculate women’s risk of pre-eclampsia has been successful in the latest round...
Reducing maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries
New study suggests strongest method to ascertain maternal cause of death.
Thresholds for diagnosing hypertension in pregnancy should not be lowered
New study shows that lowering the threshold for a high blood pressure diagnosis in pregnant women is unlikely to lead to improved outcomes in low-resource...
King's project wins government funding to develop AI tools
An app that uses artificial intelligence to recognise a woman’s risk of complications of pre-eclampsia has been successful in the latest round of the...
Assessing cost-effective interventions to reduce maternal, stillborn and newborn deaths
A study conducted in India, Mozambique and Pakistan finds that eight pre- and postnatal visits from community health workers (CHWs) is a cost-effective way to...
Community health workers reduce maternal, foetal and new-born deaths, study finds
Large forces of trained community health workers and standardised healthcare systems could reduce the number of maternal, newborn and foetal deaths, a study...
Peter von Dadelszen awarded Collaborative Award in Science to continue pregnancy research in Gambia and Kenya
In collaboration with international colleagues, Peter von Dadelszen, Professor of Global Women’s Health, has been awarded a Collaborative Award in Science...
Events
Inaugural Lecture: Professors Laura Magee & Peter von Dadelszen
Inspiring talks from some of our brightest minds
Please note: this event has passed.
KGHI Research Seminar - PRECISE & CRADLE
Focusing on King's research in global health by the PRECISE and CRADLE networks
Please note: this event has passed.
Spotlight
Improving outcomes of high-risk pregnancy
Addressing an unmet meet need for strategies to identify women and babies at risk of serious complications of pregnancy