Northwestern University At Chicago

Abbreviated Name
Northwestern
Geography of Research Institution
Great Lakes

Chicago, IL
United States

Optimizing Access, Engagement and Assessment to Elucidate Prenatal Influences on Neurodevelopment: The Brains Begin Before Birth (B4) Midwest Consortium

Illustration of brain receiving data
This study enrolls pregnant and postpartum women into a multi-wave study to assess medical, economic, psychosocial and substance use risk across pregnancy and the perinatal period, studying associations of these factors to infant neurobehavioral development during the first year of life.

Bridging Gaps in Healthcare Services for New Families Due to COVID-19

A patient mother homeschooling children during a pandemic
This project aims to evaluate Nursery2Home, a patient-informed digital healthcare intervention that is is specifically responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on new families, with a focus on health equity for racial/ethnic minority and low income families.