Discovering Cancer Risks From Environmental Contaminants and Maternal/Child Health

The DREAM Cohort is a longitudinal observational study developed to enhance our understanding of how multiple exposures to environmental chemicals and pollutants across a diverse population of pregnant women and their offspring are linked to cancer risks. Because pregnancy induces multiple maternal hormonal and physiological changes that can increase cancer susceptibility to environmental chemical exposures, this study will focus on pregnancy as a period of particular vulnerability to toxic agents.

Inclusion Criteria:Pregnant women, over the age of 18 years.English or Spanish-speaking.Children born of participants enrolled during pregnancy will be enrolled in the DREAM cohort.Inclusion criterion for the DREAM Cohort Ambassador Program is limited to research participants in the DREAM Cohort.Exclusion Criteria:Women under the age of 18.Women expecting the birth of multiples (twins, triplets, etc.).