PREGNANCY

This study tests whether giving pregnant women in Kenya farming supplies, training, and access to a demonstration farm can improve their health and their baby's health. 410 pregnant women, half living with HIV, will be randomly assigned to receive the program right away or after …

This study looks at whether using a tourniquet during delivery helps babies born to mothers with placenta accreta, a condition where the placenta doesn't detach naturally. About 100 pregnant women will be randomly assigned to have a tourniquet used or not during their C-section. …

This study tests whether a program that includes a fitness tracker, coaching texts, and a support partner can help pregnant women reduce sitting time and increase moderate physical activity. Researchers will enroll 60 women who are 8-12 weeks pregnant and not very active. The goa…

This study aims to create a special scoring system for pregnant and recently postpartum women in the intensive care unit (ICU) to better predict their risk of dying. Researchers will collect routine medical data from 130 participants to see if a pregnancy-adjusted score works bet…

This study looks at whether sipping water or a carbohydrate-rich drink before a planned C-section is safer and helps women recover better. About 190 women will be randomly assigned to one of the two drinks. Researchers will use ultrasound to check stomach contents and ask women a…

This study is testing whether adding MRI scans to standard ultrasound can help doctors better see and diagnose birth defects in unborn babies. About 1500 pregnant women will get a fetal MRI to check if it provides clearer details than ultrasound alone. The goal is to improve how …

This study looks at whether two simple calculations using heart rate and blood pressure, taken before surgery, can predict which women will have a dangerous drop in blood pressure after receiving spinal anesthesia for a planned C-section. About 300 women having elective C-section…

This study aims to create a prediction tool for pregnant women with aplastic anemia, a rare blood condition that raises risks for both mother and baby. Researchers will follow 300 women to identify factors that lead to complications like bleeding, preterm birth, or low birth weig…

This study looks at how the antibiotics ceftriaxone and benzathine penicillin G behave in the bodies of pregnant women. Researchers will measure drug levels in the blood during different trimesters and check for side effects. Up to 78 pregnant women and about 22 of their infants …

This study looks at how quickly the stomach empties in women during early labor when they drink either water or a carbohydrate sports drink. Researchers want to see if the type of drink or having an epidural changes stomach emptying time. About 108 pregnant women at 36 weeks or m…

This study looks at how a mother's exercise habits during and after pregnancy might change the makeup of her breast milk. Researchers want to see if these changes affect how babies use energy and grow, which could help lower the risk of childhood obesity. The study will follow 20…