Walawalkar Hospital Fetuses and Infants (WIFI) cohort

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Born in BKL Walawalkar Hosptal between January 2016 to December 2018

Brief Summary: **India is one of the diabetes capitals in the world and is expected to have more than 7 crore people with diabetes by 2030. Indians are susceptible to develop diabetes at a younger age and at a lower body mass index (BMI) compared to Europeans . The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)****) hypothesis also known as Barker Hypothesis proposes that early life nutrition and growth influences health and Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) risks across the life-course.** **Intrauterine period is the most crucial period in the life cycle and NCD risks are programmed by disturbances in maternal and fetal nutrition. Infancy is the first time window (due to its proximity to intrauterine period) in a life cycle where fetal growth in a major way is likely to influence subsequent risks in a major way. Low birthweight, diagnosis of IUGR, prematurity have been used as a proxies for poor fetal growth to predict future risks. But the association of actual fetal** **growth and risks for NCDâ€™s remains largely unknown.** Our prospective infant cohort will enable to investigate the associations of intrauterine life and infancy with the risk of NCDâ€™s.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

Born in BKL Walawalkar Hospital from January 2016-December 2018.

Exclusion Criteria

1)Born in BKL Walawalkar Hospital before January 2016 and after December 2018 2) Born outside BKL Walawalkar Hospital.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body composition	After 3 years
Cognition	After 3 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Medical follow up	3-5 years

Locations (1): BKL Walawalkar Hospital
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Ratnagiri, MAHARASHTRA, India
BKL Walawalkar Hospital
🇮🇳Ratnagiri, MAHARASHTRA, India
Dr Suvarna Patil
Principal investigator
9921251695
dr.suvarnanpatil@gmail.com