Maternal-Fetal Medicine Research
As a patient at UCSF, you are able to participate in research studies to help improve the health of pregnant patients and babies in the future.

 

Are you receiving pregnancy care at UCSF?

You may be eligible for various studies throughout your pregnancy and may be approached by a research recruiter. If you haven't been approached by a research recruiter and you're interested in participating in a pregnancy-related research study, feel free to reach out to the PRISM research group ([email protected]) or opt-in online using the navy blue button to the right.

 

Here's a brief list of conditions studied by some of our Maternal-Fetal Medicine researchers:

 

Prenatal Research

- Neonatal microbiome development

- Alternative gestational diabetes screening

- Maternal metabolism and gestational diabetes

Labor and Delivery Research

- Pre-eclampsia

- Preterm birth and labor

- Congenital anomalies

- Decision making during periviable birth

 

Fetal Sequencing Studies

- Hydrops fetalis

- Other birth defects unexplained by routine pregnancy testing

Please see 'Current Studies' section in navigation bar above to read about individual studies.