Dr Teodora Georgescu
Assistant Professor at University of Warwick, UK
Email Teodora.Georgescu@warwick.ac.uk
Research interests
Dr Georgescu's work focused on the adaptations to autonomic functions that occur during pregnancy and lactation, driven by changes in maternal hormone levels. These physiological adaptations are crucial for both maternal health and the development of the offspring. Pregnancy induces significant elevations in hormones such as oestrogen, progesterone, and lactogenic hormones. She aimed to uncover how these pregnancy hormones act on their receptors in the brain to regulate autonomic functions, such as fever, breathing, and cardiovascular responses during pregnancy. Inadequate adaptations in these systems can lead to pregnancy complications like gestational hypertension and dyspnoea, highlighting the need to understand these mechanisms.