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Peter  von Dadelszen

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. 

    Research

    mental health conflict hero
    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.

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    Global Maternal Health

    Global Maternal Health

    hypertension 2
    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.

    A pregnant woman has her blood pressure tested

    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...

    A woman getting her blood pressure tested

    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.

    Maternal health

    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...

    AI in healthcare

    Reducing maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries

    New study suggests strongest method to ascertain maternal cause of death.

    photo of pregnant woman

    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...

    Mother carrying baby

    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...

    AI in healthcare

    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...

    A woman getting her blood pressure tested

    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...

    community health workers

    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...

    PRECISE.

    Events

    12Oct

    Inaugural Lecture: Professors Laura Magee & Peter von Dadelszen

    Inspiring talks from some of our brightest minds

    Please note: this event has passed.

    13May

    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

    A health professional talking to a patient.

      Research

      mental health conflict hero
      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
      Global Maternal Health

      Global Maternal Health

      hypertension 2
      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.

      A pregnant woman has her blood pressure tested

      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...

      A woman getting her blood pressure tested

      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.

      Maternal health

      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...

      AI in healthcare

      Reducing maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries

      New study suggests strongest method to ascertain maternal cause of death.

      photo of pregnant woman

      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...

      Mother carrying baby

      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...

      AI in healthcare

      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...

      A woman getting her blood pressure tested

      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...

      community health workers

      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...

      PRECISE.

      Events

      12Oct

      Inaugural Lecture: Professors Laura Magee & Peter von Dadelszen

      Inspiring talks from some of our brightest minds

      Please note: this event has passed.

      13May

      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

      A health professional talking to a patient.