Principal Investigator: Dr Ali Esmaeili Nadimi
Professor of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center
Ali Ibn Abitaleb Educational and Tretment Hospital
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Approval date
23/07/2018
Starting date
23/07/2018
Goals
As a part of Persian Birth cohort, this study was aimed to determine ; To investigate the effects of genetic, environmental, and psychological factors on pregnancy outcomes, pediatrics psychosomatic disorders, and congenital defects
Study population
Pregnant women with gestational age of 12 weeks referred to the prenatal care centers in Rafsanjan
Sampling method and sample size
2000 pregnant women introduced by midwives working at the prenatal care centers and recruited to the study within a period of 2-year.
Data Collection
three questionnaires for pregnant women for each trimester, growth and developmental questionnaire for neonates, cord blood sample
Follow up Methods
The same as Adult NCDs cohort
Main Exposures
Occupational and environmental exposures, past and family history of the NCDs, physical activities, personal and nutritional habits, pregnancy history
Outcomes
Pregnancy outcomes, child mental and physical health, growth and development, early- and late –onset chronic NCDs
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