For Patients Interested in OB Research

 

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.