The Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute aims to improve the lives of children and their families in Rhode Island through cutting-edge research, clinical practice, public health efforts, and training for future child health leaders. Our longitudinal birth cohort study, known as the Hassenfeld Study, based at Women & Infants Hospital provides a framework for maternal and child health research across several important areas, including social determinants of health, gestational diabetes, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and more. Our discoveries will lead to novel treatments that will change the lives of children in Rhode Island and beyond.
Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute
Brown University
Box G S 121-4
Providence, RI 02912
E: hassenfeldinstitute@brown.edu
Methodius Tuuli, MD, MPH, MBA
Executive Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Women & Infants Hospital
E: MTuuli@wihri.org
Our longitudinal birth cohort study recruits people either during early pregnancy or soon after they have given birth at Women and Infants and follows these mother-child dyads over five years to gather important information about their health. These data are crucial to investigating predictors of ASD, childhood asthma, and overweight, and obesity, as well as examining social determinants of health and gestational diabetes.
The Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute is built on a foundation of collaborative research covering all aspects of child health. Our birth cohort presents a unique opportunity to study maternal and child health in Rhode Island, with implications for the health of children around the world.
