The Heartland Study

Description

The Heartland Study is a prospective, observational study that will enroll up to 2,600 pregnant participants across the Heartland States in the U.S.. The objective of the Heartland Study is to address major knowledge gaps concerning the health effects of herbicides on maternal and infant health. The study is being conducted to evaluate the associations between environmental exposures to herbicides during and after pregnancy and reproductive health outcomes. The study is measuring multiple biomarkers of herbicide exposure among pregnant Midwesterners and their partners to evaluate associations with pregnancy and childbirth outcomes, epigenetic biomarkers of exposure, and child development.

Conditions

Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Complications, Birth Defect, Gestational Age and Weight Conditions, Spontaneous Abortion, Miscarriage, Exposure to Herbicides

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Study overview

The Heartland Study is a prospective, observational study that will enroll up to 2,600 pregnant participants across the Heartland States in the U.S.. The objective of the Heartland Study is to address major knowledge gaps concerning the health effects of herbicides on maternal and infant health. The study is being conducted to evaluate the associations between environmental exposures to herbicides during and after pregnancy and reproductive health outcomes. The study is measuring multiple biomarkers of herbicide exposure among pregnant Midwesterners and their partners to evaluate associations with pregnancy and childbirth outcomes, epigenetic biomarkers of exposure, and child development.

Children's Health in the Heartland Study

The Heartland Study

Condition
Pregnancy Related
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Indianapolis

Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202

Iowa City

University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242

La Crosse

Gundersen Health, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, 54601

Marshfield

Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States, 54449

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

  • * Pregnant persons ages 18 or older at time of consent who are ≤20+6 weeks pregnant. Best clinical estimate of gestational age will be utilized for recruitment purposes. Enrollment in the first trimester (≤ 13 + 6) is preferred, but anyone ≤ 20 +6 is permitted.
  • * Living in one of the 13 Heartland Study region states at the time of enrollment (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) Optional inclusion of the putative biological father
  • * Participants who are not fluent in and/or do not fully understand, read, write, or speak the English language.
  • * Other inability to provide informed consent to participate

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Heartland Health Research Alliance,

Study Record Dates

2029-01