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Unlocking the secrets of fetal health: what really shapes a Baby's future?

NCT ID NCT04613583

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Aberdeen Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at how a mother's lifestyle—like smoking, drinking, or exposure to pollution—can affect her baby's development in the womb. Researchers will collect tissues and information from 1,200 pregnancies (7-20 weeks) to understand how these factors may lead to health problems later in life, such as obesity or high blood pressure. No treatments are given; the goal is to gather knowledge to improve future prenatal care.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this research could reveal how maternal habits and environment shape a baby's future health, pointing toward ways to prevent conditions like obesity and high blood pressure before birth.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects data but does not test any drug or intervention, so direct health benefits are not immediate. Results may take years to translate into practical advice.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 1,200 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2016

Expected to finish

Oct 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Human fetuses and their placentas collected without incentive from elective medical termination of normally progressing pregnancies. Data from the mothers is included in analyses.

Ages

16 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women at 7-20 weeks of gestation (critical stage of fetal development). * Women aged 16 years and older, deemed capable of making a rational decision. * Absence of fetal anomaly at ultrasound scan (only normal fetuses are required). * Women who are fluent English speakers. This is in order to ensure the woman understands that fetal tissues will be collected. Exclusion Criteria: * Women exhibiting considerable emotional distress. * Fetal anomalies identified at ultrasound scan.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Congenital Abnormalities developmental defect during embryogenesis human disease Obesity

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Fetal development Fetal developmental abnormality HUMAN Life style

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Aberdeen

    RECRUITING

    Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom

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