Dr. Marianne Vidler


Assistant Professor

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

University of British Columbia

Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)

Marianne Vidler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at UBC. Her research focus is on pregnancy complications and maternal mortality in resources constrained settings. Marianne received a Masters in Public Health at Simon Fraser University in 2011, where her research focused on the obstetric referral system in rural Mexico. Marianne completed her doctoral degree in Reproductive and Developmental Science and UBC. Her doctoral research focused on community knowledge, attitudes and practices related to pre-eclampsia and obstetric care in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Marianne is dedicated to positioning Vancouver as a leader in global maternal and child health.


Area of Research Expertise
Global health; Maternal health; Pre-eclampsia; Pregnancy complications

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.


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