| Project/Area Number |
22KF0122
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| Project/Area Number (Other) |
22F22407 (2022)
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund (2023)
Single-year Grants (2022) |
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| Section | 外国 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
春名 めぐみ (2023) 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科(医学部), 教授 (00332601)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
PATHIRATHNA MALSHANI 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科(医学部), 外国人特別研究員
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| Host Researcher |
春名 めぐみ (2022) 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科(医学部), 教授 (00332601)
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| Foreign Research Fellow |
PATHIRATHNA MALSHANI 東京大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 外国人特別研究員
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| Project Period (FY) |
2023-03-08 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
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| Keywords | Low birth weight / Maternal nutrition / Maternal lifestyle / Birth cohort / Sri Lanka |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This is a national level survey conducted in all 25 districts in Sri Lanka. Pregnant women who will be in their first trimester of pregnancy will be included into the study and will be followed-up until the baby delivery. Maternal socio-demographic data, nutritional data (Food Frequency Questionnaire and 24-hour dietary recall, nutritional assessment), obstetric data, mental health data (trough Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) and newborn data will be collected at 4 different points during the study period (at recruitment, at second trimester, at third trimester and after baby delivery).
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Sri Lanka is a lower-middle-income country with a higher rate of low birth weight (LBW). The proposed prospective birth cohort study aims to identify modifiable risk factors for LBW in the Sri Lankan context, with a particular focus on maternal nutrition. We were able to implement the study successfully during the first year of the fellowship. While subject recruitment and follow-up interviews were ongoing, we conducted a systematic review to pool the scientific evidence published so far in our research area and performed a preliminary data analysis of the ongoing prospective birth cohort. We published the systematic review in a reputable, high-impact journal and conducted an oral presentation at a conference to share and discuss the preliminary data analysis findings.
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