Maternal and child time use and health in families with young children
Official title: Prospective relationships between 24h time allocation and health in mothers and their young children
Funded at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · NIH-11464604 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A long-term study in mother–child pairs looks at how daily time use (eating, activity, and sleep) affects weight and health for both moms and their very young children.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Los Angeles, United States) |
| Project start | September 15, 2026 |
| Project end | June 30, 2031 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $913,737 |
| NIH project number | 1R01DK149684-01 |
| Project ID | NIH-11464604 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are mothers with infants and/or toddlers up to 12 months old who are willing to participate with their child and complete daily logs and wearables.
✕Less likely to help
Families who are unable to commit to the follow-up visits or wearables may not benefit.
What this research studies
This project follows 500 mother–child dyads from birth to two years to understand how how we spend our time relates to health outcomes. Researchers will collect data such as wearables for activity, glucose monitoring for moms, dietary recalls, daily diaries, surveys, and interviews at 6 and 12 months. The goal is to use what they learn to design time-based guidelines that could help families make healthier routines, especially around eating, movement, and sleep. The study emphasizes the interdependence of mother and child, accounting for factors like breastfeeding history and kinship. Results could inform future interventions to promote healthier lifestyles in early life.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, findings could guide practical time-based strategies to improve weight and metabolic health for mothers and their children.
How similar studies have gone: Previous observational work suggests timing and composition of daily activities influence health, but this study tests interdependent mother–child effects in early life.
Where this research is happening
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Salvy, Sarah-Jeanne — Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Study coordinator: Salvy, Sarah-Jeanne
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.