The University of South Carolina is looking for African-American and white women in the first 16 weeks of their pregnancy to participate in a study to learn more about health behaviors during pregnancy and after delivery.
The Health in Pregnancy and Postpartum Study (HIPP) is designed to help women have a healthy pregnancy and stay healthy after they deliver. Women will be enrolled in the study during the first 16 weeks of their pregnancy and will remain involved until one year after they deliver. They will receive up to $95 for completing confidential study visits.
Women who live in the greater Columbia area can participate in the study, which is being administered by UofSC’s Prevention Research Center in the Arnold School of Public Health. Participants will take part in four measurement sessions, where they will answer questions about health, activity and pregnancy and allow researchers to measure their height, weight and blood pressure. Participants also will wear a physical activity monitor and keep an activity log for seven days and complete two online dietary surveys. After the first measurement session, participants will be assigned to take part in one of two programs that will last until 6 months postpartum. The program may involve podcasts about health, telephone counseling and health mailings.
The study is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and approved by the institutional review boards of Lexington Medical Center, Palmetto Health and the University of South Carolina.
For more information call 803-777-8268 or email EWingard@mailbox.sc.edu
