Maternal HealthPregnancyNewbornChildren's healthWomen's health
What this study is
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 across the life course.
Study details
- Official title
- Early Life Origins of Pediatric and Adult Diseases: Boston Birth Cohort Study
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Conditions
- Maternal Health · Child Health · Pregnancy Complications · Birth Outcome, Adverse
- Enrolling
- 24,000 people
- Starts
- 1998-10
- Est. completion
- 2032-12
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 0 Years – 50 YearsSex ALLHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- Mothers who deliver singleton live births at Boston Medical Center are eligible for the study.
You can't join if
- Pregnancies that are a result of in vitro fertilization or that involve multiple gestations, fetal chromosomal abnormalities or major birth defects.
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Study locations (1)
1 openBoston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Colleen Pearson, BA · Contact617-414-5133Colleen.pearson@bmc.org
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Study ID IRB00022869
Principal investigator
Xiaobin Wang, MD, ScD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Have questions? The contacts above can answer them before you apply.
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.