Understanding blood sugar patterns during pregnancy
Glycemic Profile of Pregnancy Consortium Biostatistics Research Center
This project will look at how pregnant people’s blood sugar levels across pregnancy relate to baby size, birth outcomes, and long-term health for mothers and children without prior diabetes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Northwestern University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Chicago, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11181258 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be part of a multicenter, observational effort where pregnant people without pre-existing diabetes have blood sugar measured at multiple times during pregnancy and around delivery. Clinical sites will collect information about pregnancy outcomes, newborn size and body fat, and follow children over time for growth and metabolism. The Biostatistics Research Center will combine and standardize data from all sites and use careful statistical methods to find meaningful patterns. The goal is to identify earlier or subtler signs of high pregnancy glucose that link to complications at birth and later health risks for mothers and kids.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are pregnant people without pre-existing diabetes who can attend clinic visits for blood testing during pregnancy and agree to delivery and child follow-up data collection.
Not a fit: People with known pre-existing diabetes are generally not the focus of this project and would not directly benefit from this observational work.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help doctors spot risky blood sugar patterns earlier in pregnancy and guide better monitoring or prevention to protect mothers and babies.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research has linked higher pregnancy glucose to bigger babies and later diabetes risk, but this larger multicenter effort aims to map glycemic patterns across pregnancy in more detail.
Where this research is happening
Chicago, United States
- Northwestern University — Chicago, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Scholtens, Denise M — Northwestern University
- Study coordinator: Scholtens, Denise M
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 below.