PELICANS Study - PErinataL-Infant Circadian rhythms, Appetite, Nutrition, and Sleep

STUDY BASICS

Are you pregnant or have you had a baby in the past two months? You may be eligible for a research study on maternal/birthing parent behaviors and infant behaviors. Compensation is provided.

STUDY PURPOSE

The purpose is to understand associations among maternal behaviors and infant behaviors related to appetite, eating, sleep, and circadian rhythms during the first year of life. 

COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?

• Currently pregnant or delivered a baby at 37-weeks gestation or later (in past two months)
• Expecting/did have ONLY one baby
• Live within 1 hour of Pittsburgh

WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT

You may complete four study visits at approximately 1-month, 3-months, 6-months, and 12-months after delivery. Each study visit takes about 1-2 hours and may involve:

• Questionnaires and interviews about your and your baby’s weight, health behaviors such as eating, activity, and sleep patterns, and general health 
• Being weighed and having your height and your baby’s length measured 
• Your baby participating in a brief behavioral feeding task in which he or she will drink milk or formula from a bottle (you will be able to provide the milk or formula, or can use formula that we have available for the study). This is designed to measure the rate and pressure of your baby’s feeding. 
• Wearing an activity monitor for 24-hours a day for 7 days at each assessment timepoint. It is like a watch, which goes on your wrist and on your baby’s ankle.