Center for Prevention of Preterm Birth
Meet the Team

Meet our Experts

The Center for Prevention of Preterm Birth brings together experts from Cincinnati Children's and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine to perform innovative, transdisciplinary research to reduce the rate of prematurity and infant mortality.

Emily DeFranco, DO

Assistant Professor, Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Research / Clinical Interests
  • Prevention and prediction of preterm birth
  • Genetics of preterm birth
  • Stillbirth and infant mortality
  • Perinatal epidemiology
 
 

Elizabeth Kelly, MD

Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Research / Clinical Interests
  • Infant mortality
  • Community-based healthcare
  • Ectopic pregnancy
  • Social determinants of healthcare inequity