1. HBCD Study Aims and Design

Christopher Smyser Presenter
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO 
United States
 
Wednesday, Jun 26: 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Symposium 
COEX 
Room: Grand Ballroom 104-105 
The HBCD Study is the largest long-term study of infant brain development and child health in the United States. The HBCD Research Consortium consists of an Administrative Core, a Data Coordinating Center, and 25 research sites across the country, which will enroll 7,500 pregnant women. This presentation is an overview of the HBCD study from inception to the release of the baseline data. This talk will highlight the study aims, recruitment strategies, cohort structure and collaborations with U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal partners.