Early Career Researcher

Erin Fee

Location of Research
  • Western Australia
Overview

Erin is a research scientist with five years of experience at the Women and Infants Research Foundation. Passionate about advancing women's and infants’ health, she teaches women's health at The University of Western Australia and has contributed to a range of perinatal research. Her work has focused on antenatal steroid use, ventilation outcomes, and the development of an artificial placenta platform to support preterm fetuses.

Erin Fee

For nearly 50 years, WIRF has conducted and supported research to improve the health of women, babies and families

About Erin Fee

Erin is a research scientist with five years of experience at the Women and Infants Research Foundation. Passionate about advancing women’s and infants’ health, she teaches women’s health at The University of Western Australia and has contributed to a range of perinatal research. Her work has focused on antenatal steroid use, ventilation outcomes, and the development of an artificial placenta platform to support preterm fetuses.

Erin’s primary biomedical research interest centres around preterm birth research with a focus on antenatal steroid treatment efficacy. Her research includes dose optimisation of antenatal steroid treatment, with an aim to determine the minimum dose of steroids required to generate fetal lung maturation while reducing risk to the mother and developing fetus.   

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