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The pregnancy metabolome from a multi-ethnic pregnancy cohort

ABSTRACT: The PRogramming of Intergenerational Stress Mechanisms (PRISM) study is an urban, ethnically diverse pregnancy cohort that was designed to study a range of chemical and non-chemical stressors in relation to maternal health, pregnancy outcomes, and child development. Pregnant women were enrolled from Boston and New York City hospitals and affiliated prenatal clinics beginning in 2011. Eligibility criteria included English or Spanish-speaking, over 18 years of age at enrollment, and singleton pregnancy. Exclusion criteria included HIV+ status or self-reported drinking ≥7 alcoholic drinks per week before pregnancy or any alcohol after pregnancy recognition

ORGANISM(S): Human Homo Sapiens

TISSUE(S): Blood

SUBMITTER: Rosalind J Wright

PROVIDER: ST001827 | MetabolomicsWorkbench | Thu Jun 10 00:00:00 BST 2021

REPOSITORIES: MetabolomicsWorkbench

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