https://pittplusme.org/study/1494
The Pathways Study – Postpartum Teens Ages 14-17
STUDY BASICS
Did your daughter recently deliver a baby at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital? If so, she may be eligible to participate in a study to help researchers look for changes in small blood vessels that might occur during, immediately after, and one year after pregnancy. Involves one visit 6-18 months after your delivery. Compensation provided.
IRB: STUDY20020028F
- Glycocalyx pathways linking pregnancy profile with microvascular dysfunction postpartum
MEET THE RESEARCHER
Carl A. Hubel
Carl A. Hubel, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. A graduate of the University of Vermont, Dr. Hubel’s research interests include understanding the cardiovascular adaptations that occur during pregnancy as well as the vascular endothelial cell dysfunction and related maladaptive processes underlying the pregnancy disorder preeclampsia.