# NIH Reporter #3R01AI184534-02S1

Human papillomavirus and risk to pregnancy: a cohort study

**Recipient:** University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

**Award Amount:** $341,379.00
**Ceiling:** $341,379.00

**Awarded:** September 22, 2026

**Identifier:** 3R01AI184534-02S1

NIH-funded research studying the relationship between human papillomavirus infection and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth and hypertensive disorders.

### Description

Funding for the HPV And Risk to Pregnancy (HARP) Study, a prospective cohort of 1,280 pregnancies at three University of Texas Medical Branch clinics. The study will examine whether prenatal high-risk HPV infection, persistent or new third-trimester infection, and HPV-chlamydia co-infection are associated with preterm birth and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

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