Boston Birth Cohort Study

Description

Early life exposures may lead to adverse effects on health in later life. The Boston birth Cohort study is designed to study a broad array of early life factors and their effects on maternal and child health outcomes.

Conditions

Maternal Health, Child Health, Pregnancy Complications, Birth Outcome, Adverse

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Early life exposures may lead to adverse effects on health in later life. The Boston birth Cohort study is designed to study a broad array of early life factors and their effects on maternal and child health outcomes.

Early Life Origins of Pediatric and Adult Diseases: Boston Birth Cohort Study

Boston Birth Cohort Study

Condition
Maternal Health
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boston

Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * Mothers who deliver singleton live births at Boston Medical Center are eligible for the study.
  • * pregnancies that are a result of in vitro fertilization or that involve multiple gestations, fetal chromosomal abnormalities or major birth defects.

Ages Eligible for Study

0 Years to 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,

Xiaobin Wang, MD, ScD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Study Record Dates

2028-12