When you think medication or vaccine safety, you think clinical drug trials. Right?! Clinical drug trials are research studies designed to gather information to determine whether a new medication or vaccine is safe and effective in people. However, what most people don’t know is that pregnant women are excluded from these studies when a new drug is being developed. Essentially, this means that once a medication is approved by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), it’s prescribed to …
The Baby Blog: Studies
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Help Us Monitor the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Pregnancy MotherToBaby is seeking volunteers to participate in an observational study to better understand coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy. Participants can have confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection. All of our research is conducted by phone — no changes to your normal routine or travel are required. Qualifying pregnancies may also be eligible for optional, no-cost antibody testing up to two times in pregnancy if you are willing …
Ilumya™ (tildrakizumab-asmn) (NO LONGER ENROLLING)
This study is now closed to recruitment. Thank you for your interest, but unfortunately we are no longer enrolling participants in this study. However, you may be eligible to participate in a study. Fill out your information using our Join a Study form, and a member of our team will contact you. …
Fasenra® (benralizumab) (NO LONGER ENROLLING)
This Study is now closed to recruitment. Thank you for your interest, but unfortunately, we are no longer enrolling participants in this study. However, you may be eligible to participate in one of our other ongoing studies. Fill out your information using our Join a Study form, and a member of our team will contact you. …
Eczema (Moderate-to-Severe)/Atopic Dermatitis
Help Us Understand the Effects of Eczema in Pregnancy Many people need to take medication during pregnancy to appropriately manage their moderate-to-severe eczema (atopic dermatitis). Yet fewer than 10% of medications have enough information to determine their safety for use in pregnancy — this is where we need you as our partner! Do you have moderate-to-severe eczema? Are you currently pregnant? If you answered “yes” to both of these questions, you may be able to help us …
