WELCOME TO THE EXPECTING SUCCESS STUDY

Welcome to Pennington Biomedical’s and Woman’s Hospital research study; Personalized Management of Body Weight during Pregnancy! The Expecting Success study is funded by the NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) and is part of a National Initiative that includes 6 other research studies across the United States and Puerto Rico and a coordinating center in Washington, DC.

Drs. Leanne Redman and Corby Martin direct this research study. Together with Dr. Karen Elkind-Hirsch and Dr. Jeffrey Breaux, FACOG from Woman’s Hospital, we plan to enroll 306 pregnant women over the next 2.5 years.

At Pennington Biomedical, we are dedicated to promoting healthier lives through research and education in nutrition and preventive medicine.

To learn more about Pennington Biomedical, visit www.pbrc.edu.
To learn more about Woman’s Hospital, visit www.womans.org.