A/Prof Kirsten Palmer is Head of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Monash Medical Centre where she leads a team caring for women and babies experiencing significant challenges during pregnancy. She also leads a research team working to address some of the major challenges that impact pregnancy, including fetal growth restriction and preeclampsia. She leads a number of clinical trials exploring new drug therapies, such as the NHMRC and CPA funded PROTECT Me trial exploring melatonin for fetal neuroprotection in early onset fetal growth restriction. She also co-chairs the Interdisciplinary Maternal and Perinatal Collaborative Trials (IMPACT) network.