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Society, Pregnancy, Postpartum & Infant Development (SPPIN)

Pregnant | Mental Health | Microbiota | Infant

We are interested in understanding how the environment you live in, your social circumstances, cultural, and economic conditions can impact your mental well-being and your child’s brain growth. We are especially curious about how these social circumstances might influence your body during pregnancy and your child after birth. We’d like to explore this fascinating connection further. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether:
• Mothers’ social living conditions influence the tiny organisms in the gut of the mother and the child
• These tiny organisms in the gut explain how maternal social circumstances influence mother’s mental health and child’s neurodevelopment.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    Female

  • Eligible Ages:

    18 to 49

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
We are aiming to sign up 600 pregnant people and their babies from the Edmonton area to participate in our research. You are a possible participant in this study if you meet the following:

• You are between 13 and 27 weeks pregnant
• You are between 18 and 49 years of age
• You live in Edmonton
• You understand spoken and written English
• You have access to a phone and the Internet

We plan to include all newborns from the pregnant participants in our study once we get the proper permission from the parent.
Exclusion Criteria:
n/a

Study Location

University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Maria Ospina

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Study Sponsored By
University of Alberta
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: Pro00133139