Previous terms of clearance apply: Approved consistent with CDC acknowledgment that the study design limits the extent to which it can determine the impacts of uranium exposure on birth outcomes and child development. As such CDC commits to: a) making sure that its contractors set realistic expectations with its study participants, including ensuring that all recruitment materials (e.g., YouTube videos and presentations at meetings) are consistent with the study goal of improving CDCs understanding of the relationship between exposures and health endpoints rather than quantifying risk, and b) clearly articulating the limitations of the study design and, accordingly, of its conclusions when disseminating the findings to its stakeholders (including other Federal agencies, Congress, and the Navajo Nation).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2019
36 Months From Approved
02/29/2016
7,400
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7,400
4,455
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4,455
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The Navajo Birth Cohort Study is the first prospective epidemiological study of pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in a uranium-exposed population. The purpose of the Navajo Birth Cohort Study is to quantify fetal risk from uranium exposure by recruiting Navajo mothers, assessing their uranium exposure at key developmental milestones, and then following the children post-birth to evaluate any associations with birth defects or developmental delays. As supplemental funding has been received, this is an extension request to continue data collection for an additional three years.
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