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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
458 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2014-10-31
2018-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Pregnant women
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Uncomplicated singleton pregnancy anticipated
* Age \>=18 and \<45 at screening
* Willingness to undergo study procedures and provide informed consent for her participation and assent for the baby's participation
* BMI \>=18.5 (to qualify as normal: 18.5-24.9; overweight 25-29.9; or obese : \>=30)
* Able to complete self-reported assessments in English
* Access to Internet with email to complete self-reported assessments
* Plan to deliver at UNC Hospital
* Plan to remain in the area for 1 year following delivery
Exclusion Criteria
* Multiple pregnancy
* Participant-reported eating disorder
* Any fetal anomaly requiring surgery with hospital admission following delivery (e.g. NTDs, gastroschisis, cardiac defects, Trisomy 21)
* Any medical condition contraindicating participation in the study such as chronic illnesses or use of medication that could affect diet or weight e.g. cancer, HIV, active renal disease, MI in the last 6 months, chronic steroid use, thyroid disease requiring medication, or autoimmune disease (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, scleroderma)
* Psychosocial condition contraindicating participation in the study such as bipolar, schizophrenia, major affective disorder, substance abuse.
18 Years
44 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
OTHER
The Emmes Company, LLC
INDUSTRY
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NIH
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Tonja R. Nansel, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Locations
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UNC Hospitals Obstetrics Clinic; Timberlylne Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Countries
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References
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Hill C, Lipsky LM, Betts GM, Siega-Riz AM, Nansel TR. A Prospective Study of the Relationship of Sleep Quality and Duration with Gestational Weight Gain and Fat Gain. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 Mar;30(3):405-411. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8306. Epub 2020 Sep 18.
Nansel TR, Lipsky LM, Siega-Riz AM, Burger K, Faith M, Liu A. Pregnancy eating attributes study (PEAS): a cohort study examining behavioral and environmental influences on diet and weight change in pregnancy and postpartum. BMC Nutr. 2016;2:45. doi: 10.1186/s40795-016-0083-5. Epub 2016 Jul 15.
Lipsky LM, Burger KS, Faith MS, Shearrer GE, Nansel TR. Eating in the absence of hunger is not associated with weight, self-reported eating behaviors, or well-being in pregnant adults: Prospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2025 Jun 24;20(6):e0325478. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0325478. eCollection 2025.
Cummings JR, Faith MS, Lipsky LM, Liu A, Mooney JT, Nansel TR. Prospective relations of maternal reward-related eating, pregnancy ultra-processed food intake and weight indicators, and feeding mode with infant appetitive traits. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2022 Aug 3;19(1):100. doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01334-9.
Cummings JR, Lipsky LM, Schwedhelm C, Liu A, Nansel TR. Associations of ultra-processed food intake with maternal weight change and cardiometabolic health and infant growth. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2022 May 26;19(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01298-w.
Temmen CD, Lipsky LM, Faith MS, Nansel TR. Prospective relations between maternal emotional eating, feeding to soothe, and infant appetitive behaviors. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2021 Aug 11;18(1):105. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01176-x.
Schwedhelm C, Lipsky LM, Shearrer GE, Betts GM, Liu A, Iqbal K, Faith MS, Nansel TR. Using food network analysis to understand meal patterns in pregnant women with high and low diet quality. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2021 Jul 23;18(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01172-1.
Betts GM, Lipsky LM, Temmen CD, Siega-Riz AM, Faith MS, Nansel TR. Poorer mental health and sleep quality are associated with greater self-reported reward-related eating during pregnancy and postpartum: an observational cohort study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2021 May 1;18(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01124-9.
Nansel TR, Lipsky LM, Faith M, Liu A, Siega-Riz AM. The accelerator, the brake, and the terrain: associations of reward-related eating, self-regulation, and the home food environment with diet quality during pregnancy and postpartum in the pregnancy eating attributes study (PEAS) cohort. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2020 Nov 23;17(1):149. doi: 10.1186/s12966-020-01047-x.
Lipsky LM, Burger KS, Faith MS, Shearrer GE, Nansel TR. Eating in the Absence of Hunger Is Related to Worse Diet Quality throughout Pregnancy. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Mar;121(3):501-506. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.09.037. Epub 2020 Nov 3.
Lipsky LM, Burger KS, Faith MS, Siega-Riz AM, Liu A, Shearrer GE, Nansel TR. Pregnant Women Consume a Similar Proportion of Highly vs Minimally Processed Foods in the Absence of Hunger, Leading to Large Differences in Energy Intake. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Mar;121(3):446-457. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.09.036. Epub 2020 Oct 24.
Other Identifiers
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HHSN275201300015C
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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