Healthy Fetal and Placental Development

Purpose

A newborn is truly a miracle! In the mother's womb, many factors work together to ensure healthy development for the baby. Scientists and doctors at USC/Children's Hospital Los Angeles are trying to understand how a baby's development in the womb impacts its health across its life. This helps us provide better therapies and treatments for babies with birth defects so that they can lead healthy lives.

Keywords: pregnant women, healthy pregnancy, third trimester, second trimester, pregnant, baby, normal pregnancy, fetus, pregnancy, prenatal

Study Sites

4650 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

 
  • Women
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19 +
 
 
If you are currently pregnant with a healthy baby and would like a free MRI video of your baby in the womb please contact: babyMRI@chla.usc.edu or call: 323-361-6495
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What's involved?

Study length

  • 1.5 -2 hours

Number of visits

  • 1

Prescription
    None
Procedures

  • Surveys, MRI

Compensation

  • Gift Card at the end of the visit

  • Transportation help/parking voucher

Medical cost coverage

  • Study-related tests and procedures are covered

Why participate?

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Help us help babies with birth defects. Participate!

Eligibility

Must have

  • Pregnant Women
  • Any trimester
  • Healthy fetus

Can't have

  • Known genetic or other birth abnormality in fetus
  • Mother less than 19 years old

About This Study

Children with birth defects also suffer from a spectrum of brain developmental delays. Early intervention in the form of therapy or treatment is important to ensure a better quality of life for babies born with birth defects. To provide successful therapy or treatment, it is important to identify those babies with the highest risk of developing brain delays. The first step to this is understanding how a healthy baby develops in the womb. This study has two goals. First, to find diagnostic markers that allow doctors to determine which babies are at highest risk for brain developmental delays by comparing to healthy development. Secondly, to identify mechanisms and time-points when treatments or therapies are most effective in minimizing brain delays. 

Study Team

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Principal Investigator
Vidya Rajagopalan

For questions about this study, contact:

  • IRB number: CHLA-17-00292
  • Study posted on: TBD
  • Recruitment period: 03-01-2021 onwards

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