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Dr. Christina Megli on the New Discovery of Macrophage Cells in the Amniotic Sac

Dr. Christina Megli on the New Discovery of Macrophage Cells in the Amniotic Sac29 jul38 min

Dr. Christina Megli, a 2025 March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award winner, discusses her discovery of 'first responder' macrophage immune cells in the amniotic sac in healthy pregnancy — a finding that may one day lead to new risk prediction tests and therapeutics to slow or prevent preterm birth.