Miriam receives $2.8M to study diabetes in mothers

PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital announced Jan. 30 it has received a $2.8 million grant to study whether weight loss could prevent recurring gestational diabetes.

The Providence-based hospital, a Lifespan Inc. member and affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, is partnering with the California Polytechnic Institute for a five-year clinical trial. The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, will test whether losing weight between pregnancies can help women reduce the chance of developing recurring gestational diabetes.

The study will involve more than 250 overweight or obese women with a history of gestational diabetes that plan to have another pregnancy within one to three years. It is offered at no cost to participants, who must be aged 18 years or older to qualify.

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