Early Tracking of Childhood Health Determinants (ETCHED) Study

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES (NIDDK) · Mar 28, 2018

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The Early Tracking of Childhood Health Determinants (ETCHED) Study is looking to understand how various factors during pregnancy and childhood can affect a child's health, particularly concerning diabetes, obesity, and fatty liver disease. Researchers are interested in how a mother’s environment, lifestyle, and health conditions during pregnancy may influence her child's growth from birth all the way to adulthood. This study is particularly focused on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Hispanic pregnant women and their children.

If you're a pregnant woman aged 18 or older and identify as American Indian or Hispanic, you may be eligible to participate. During the study, you'll have several visits during your pregnancy, and then both you and your child will continue to have check-ups and provide samples for several years. Your child will be followed until they turn 18, allowing researchers to gather valuable information about long-term health outcomes. This is a great opportunity to contribute to important research that could help improve health in future generations!

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Eligibility criteria

• * INCLUSION CRITERIA:
• In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
• • 1. Pregnant women aged 18 years or older (pregnancy confirmed by urine or serum pregnancy test, or ultrasound examination)
• • 2. American Indian or Hispanic by self-report
• • 3. Agree to continue with research study participation (both mother and their offspring), for at least 3 years after delivery.
• • In case where a pregnant mother is carrying multiple fetuses (multiple pregnancy), she will be eligible to participate in this study and all her live newborns, as a result of that pregnancy, will be eligible for participation in this study. Mothers will also be eligible to participate with any consecutive pregnancies.
• EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
• An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
• • 1. Women who are incarcerated or are unable to consent.
• • 2. Women whose fetus is not viable or are not planning to continue the pregnancy.