Effects of Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety on Placental Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Response and Birth Outcomes

Description

Explore the associations of prenatal maternal anxiety to placental histologic findings, and the pro-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory, and immunoregulatory cells found in the placenta and determine the effect of maternal anxiety on the association between placental molecular changes on pregnancy and birth and infant outcomes.

Conditions

Placental Dysfunction, Prenatal Stress

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Explore the associations of prenatal maternal anxiety to placental histologic findings, and the pro-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory, and immunoregulatory cells found in the placenta and determine the effect of maternal anxiety on the association between placental molecular changes on pregnancy and birth and infant outcomes.

Effects of Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety on Placental Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Response and Birth Outcomes (MOMS Placenta)

Effects of Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety on Placental Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Response and Birth Outcomes

Condition
Placental Dysfunction
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

San Antonio

Joint Base San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78236

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * All Active Duty and DoD beneficiary gravid women,
  • * 18 years of age or older,
  • * Receiving prenatal care at BAMC,
  • * English speaking
  • * Military dependent daughters
  • * VA beneficiaries

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of the Incarnate Word,

Karen L Weis, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Kansas Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2025-12-31