Intergenerational determinants of fetal growth in Aboriginal Western Australians [ 2011 - 2014 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Sandra Eades (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Amanda Langridge ,  Dr Bridgette Mcnamara ,  Mr Glenn Pearson ,  Prof Fiona Stanley

Brief description We will study birth and disease records over 3 generations of Aboriginal families to investigate how a mother’s birth weight and her diseases in pregnancy influence both her reproductive health and her risk of chronic diseases (eg heart disease and diabetes) later in life. This world-first study will guide effective prevention of chronic disease in Aboriginal Australians; it may suggest that prevention needs to start with grand-mothers rather than in later generations.

Funding Amount $AUD 399,179.26

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant