Understanding how environmental chemicals affect pregnant people and their babies
Revealing environmental chemical exposome in a diverse prenatal population and relationships to maternal and perinatal health (REVEAL)
This research helps us understand how common chemicals in our environment might affect the health of pregnant people and their newborns.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Francisco NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Francisco, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11121746 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
We are looking closely at many different chemicals that pregnant people might be exposed to in their daily lives. Our goal is to identify which of these chemicals, including those from plastics and other sources, might be linked to health issues like gestational diabetes, early births, or low birth weight. By using advanced lab techniques, we can detect a wider range of chemicals than ever before in samples from mothers and babies. This helps us fill in important gaps in our knowledge about how the environment shapes health during pregnancy.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This research focuses on understanding environmental exposures in diverse prenatal populations and their newborns.
Not a fit: Patients seeking direct medical treatment or intervention for an existing condition would not receive immediate benefit from this observational research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help identify harmful chemical exposures, leading to better advice and policies to protect the health of pregnant people and their children.
How similar studies have performed: This project builds on previous work by pioneering new methods to identify environmental chemicals, making it a novel approach to understanding prenatal exposures.
Where this research is happening
San Francisco, United States
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Woodruff, Tracey J. — University of California, San Francisco
- Study coordinator: Woodruff, Tracey J.
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.