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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to establish and follow longitudinally a cohort of ethnically diverse pregnant women and their offspring, in order to explore the hypothesis that fetal over-nutrition is associated with obesity, metabolic, and cardiovascular abnormalities in the offspring.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 16 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant women and infants - Prior to 23 completed weeks of gestation - Live in Colorado

Exclusion Criteria

  • Multiple gestation - Preexisting - cancer - psychiatric disease - steroid-dependent asthma, or - diabetes - Previous premature delivery prior to 25 weeks gestation or fetal demise

Study Design

Phase
Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Pregnant women and their offspring Ethnically diverse pregnant women and their offspring
  • Other: Maternal factors

Recruiting Locations

University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Contact:
Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD
303-724-4414
dana.dabelea@ucdenver.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Colorado, Denver

Study Contact

Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD
303-724-4414
Dana.Dabelea@ucdenver.edu

Notice

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