Gunvor Ekman-Ordeberg

Since becoming a Specialist in Ob/Gyn in 1977 and earning her Ph.D. 1982, Gunvor Ekman-Ordeberg has held leading positions at Karolinska Institutet, including Head of Obstetrics (1986-2000) and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2001-present). In 1986, Dr. Ekman-Ordeberg became the head of a research group with an international network and 25 PhDs from different countries. Dilafor originates from a clinical observation by Dr. Ekman-Ordeberg in the early 1980s which indicated that prophylactic LMWH was associated with effective labor in term pregnant women. Dr. Ekman-Ordeberg and the research group have studied the delivery process in clinics and in human biopsies for more than 35 years. Findings from these experiments supported the clinical observations which formed the basis of the founding of Dilafor 2003.