GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN

This study is testing a digital program designed to help pregnant women who have overweight or obesity manage their weight gain, activity, and eating habits. 144 participants will use smart scales and activity trackers while receiving weekly coaching, with the goal of staying wit…

This study is testing two different coaching programs to help pregnant women quit using both cigarettes and e-cigarettes. It will enroll 45 pregnant women from Western New York who have low incomes and currently use both products. The goal is to see which quitting strategy—stoppi…

This study is testing different ways to provide nutritional supplements to pregnant women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to see which method works best at preventing problems like babies being born too small, too early, or stillborn. Researchers will enroll 6,750 pregnant women and gi…

This study is testing whether providing money specifically for healthy food purchases during pregnancy helps prevent excessive weight gain and related complications like gestational diabetes and high blood pressure. Researchers will enroll 1,440 pregnant women and randomly assign…

This study is testing whether following a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy can help prevent children from developing allergies by age two. Researchers will enroll about 276 healthy pregnant women and randomly assign them to follow either the Mediterranean diet or their usual d…

This study is checking in on 301 mothers and their now 14-year-old children. The mothers were part of a trial 14 years ago that tested a special diet and exercise program during pregnancy. Researchers want to see if that program helped prevent the children from developing obesity…

This study aims to understand how weight gain during pregnancy affects spinal anesthesia for women having planned C-sections. Researchers will observe 200 women, grouping them by their weight gain, to see if it changes their blood pressure or other responses to the anesthesia. Th…