NCT02321007RecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers
Study of Placental Function in Healthy and Pathological Pregnancies
University of Colorado, Denver
Start Date
9/1/2014
Completion Date
9/1/2031
Summary
The purpose of this study is to establish a tissue and data repository consisting of samples of human placentas, umbilical cord blood, and maternal blood, collected at the time of delivery. Specimens will be used in cellular, molecular, and functional studies to learn more about changes in placental structure and function, which can result in serious pregnancy complications and determine life-long health by programming the fetus for future metabolic and cardiovascular disease.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to 45 years
Inclusion Criteria:
* Healthy women delivering at term
* Women with pregnancy complications such as:
* pre-term birth,
* intrauterine growth restriction,
* diabetes, and
* obesity.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Women:
* under stress,
* experiencing pain of labor.
* Pregnancies complicated by other pathologies.
Conditions
Pregnancy
Locations
University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, Colorado 80045
United States