Stress, Pregnancy, and Health Study (SPAH Study)
The SPAH study aimed to identify biological mechanisms during pregnancy that contribute to physical and mental health problems. Over 600 pregnant women in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, were recruited from 2018 to 2022. Participants attended in-person data collection visits in their second and third trimesters of pregnancy, and following delivery, placentas were collected, and data were collected from electronic medical records. The children of participants are being followed up through the SPAH Kids study.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
605 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2018
Primary Institutions
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Northwestern University (NU)
Links
foundationsofhealth.org/research/spah/
doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2025.1540376
reporter.nih.gov/search/gWAAlZQjCUWUcEfOY8Xdcw/project-details/10151477
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
