Perspectives of pregnant and breastfeeding women on longitudinal clinical studies that require non-invasive biospecimen collection – a qualitative study

• Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 67 - 7
• Main Authors: Lemas, Dominick J., Wright, Lauren, Flood-Grady, Elizabeth, Francois, Magda, Chen, Lynn, Hentschel, Austen, Du, Xinsong, Hsiao, Chu J., Chen, Huan, Neu, Josef, Theis, Ryan P., Shenkman, Elizabeth, Krieger, Janice
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 20.01.2021; BMC
• Subjects: Breastfeeding & lactation; Diagnostic tests; Grounded theory; Human subjects; Interviews; Medical research; Mother-infant; NVivo; Participation; Personal health; Pregnancy; Qualitative research; Retention; Social networks; Study visits; Thematic analysis; Womens health; Qualitative research; Stool samples; Grounded theory; Thematic analysis; NVivo; Study visits; Mother-infant

Investigation of the microbiome during early life has stimulated an increasing number of cohort studies in pregnant and breastfeeding women that require non-invasive biospecimen collection. The objective of this study was to explore pregnant and breastfeeding women's perspectives on longitudina...