Placenta Development Study

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03614312

206617

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will help us learn more about how the placenta develops.

Full description

The primary purpose of this study is to understand the epigenetic signaling events in placental trophoblast development.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI - 18-25 kg/m2
• at least 18 years of age
• singleton pregnancy
• less than 36 weeks and plan to deliver in the Little Rock/North Little Rock Area

Exclusion criteria

• Women with pre-existing medical conditions (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, pre-eclampsia, STD, gestational diabetes)
• Women who are using recreational drugs, tobacco, or alcohol during their pregnancy.
• Women who plan on keeping their placenta following delivery for non-medical reasons.

Trial design

15 participants in 1 patient group

BMI 18-25 Pregnant Women

Description:

BMI 18-25 less than 36 weeks pregnant