For A Lifetime
Education & Research in Pursuit of Generational Health & Resilience
Welcome to GrowBaby Health!
You are uniquely individual and your health needs change depending on what your exposures are in everyday life. When we apply targeted and individualized nutrition and lifestyle interventions, we can optimize outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum.
GrowBaby Health (GBH) is a proven Pregnancy Care Model and has been used in clinical practice within a >50% Medicaid population since 2010. Our approach is personalized, precise, and collaborative.
It integrates:
Unique genomic and nutrient biomarker assessment into current OB standard of care excellence
And seamlessly incorporates:
A Nutrition Professional who leads trimester-by-trimester group education with empowering nutrition, nutrient, and lifestyle interventions.
Through the application of GrowBaby Health we are able to impact the programming of the mother’s health and development of her baby in the direction of optimal health rather than programming in the direction of chronic disease.
We are able to influence the short & long-term health of each child, into adulthood by impacting health during the preconception and intrauterine time period.
This is known as “Developmental Programming” & it influences Generational Health
GrowBaby Health is Generational Health
The preconception and perinatal time period provide a unique opportunity. The genesis of some chronic disease can originate from adverse experiences within pregnancy and the first 1000 days of life. Thankfully, science supports our ability to impact and shift the trajectory AWAY from chronic disease and TOWARD greater health.
Specific pregnancy (intrauterine)challenges predict who becomes most vulnerable to the global epidemic of chronic disease.
Birth Outcomes
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Associated with: long-term morbidity, developmental issues, coronary heart disease in males, elevated blood pressure in females, & atherogenic lipids in males, and perinatal mortality.
Preterm birth increases the risk of babies being born too small (SGA).
Preterm Birth disproportionately impacts women of color and those who qualify for Medicaid.
US - PTB rate 10.8% - in parts of US population the PTB rate is upwards of 22%.
GrowBaby Health (2011-2017) = PTB rate <1.5%
*Click below to read the study
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Associated with: dyslipidemias, hypertension, unfavorable body fat distribution and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Associated with: early childhood learning delays and reduced test scores
SGA is associated with an increased risk of short and long-term health consequences.
US - SGA rate is approximately 11%
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Associated with: asthma, diabetes, overweight & obese BMI, metabolic syndrome, breast, and colorectal cancers
Maternal obesity is a stronger predictor of a large-for-gestational-age infant than maternal hyperglycemia.
By 2030, >85% of population = overweight/obese.
US - LGA rate 12.3%
Of 65 countries with reliable trend data, all but three show an increase in preterm birth rates over the past 20 years.
— World Health Organization (WHO)
Maternal Outcomes
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Associated with: LGA, maternal diabetes mellitus (T2DM), possible adverse cardiometabolic outcomes in the offspring
Rapidly increasing rates of diabetes and obesity are associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Approximately half of women with a history of GDM go on to develop type 2 diabetes within five to ten years after delivery.
And a previous diagnosis of GDM carries a lifetime risk of progression to type 2 diabetes of up to 60%.
In 2017, there were an estimated 204 million women (20-79 years) living with diabetes; this number is projected to increase to 308 million by 2045.
1 in 3 women with diabetes were of reproductive age.
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Associated with: increased rate of maternal morbidities: seizures, stroke, kidney injury, increased SGA and PTB <34 weeks, and increased perinatal deaths.
14% of all maternal deaths are from pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH).
Non-Hispanic black women have higher odds of developing gestational hypertensive diseases.
US - Gestational Hypertensive Disorder rates vary from 3-14%
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Stress is a part of life, yet left unmanaged & without proper support it is associated with adverse outcomes in both mother & baby.
Many women and mothers have experienced past traumas (ACEs) in their childhood and upbringing. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common. In fact, women are 50% more likely than men to have a >5 ACES score. Yet, often there are no solutions given for HOW to manage this history. GrowBaby Health addresses this aspect of a mother’s history from the very beginning of their care.
High ACEs associated with: preterm birth, obesity, heart disease, depression, suicide, drug and alcohol abuse
Postpartum Anxiety/Depression (PPD) is associated with: preterm birth and small for gestational age. PPD affects 15-20% of all pregnancies, but it can often start in pregnancy.
GrowBaby Health in Partnership with Molina Healthcare in the State of Nevada
In this ground-breaking project, Molina Healthcare has partnered with GrowBaby Health to implement a 100 mother/baby Performance Improvement Project to Decrease Preterm Birth for 12-months starting early 2022 in the low & high-risk Molina-Nevada Medicaid OB population. Your support is invaluable - your awareness is key! Please read more about this important work!
Education for Providers
It is undeniable that current OB standard of care has saved countless lives and brought healthy babies into this world. The excellent care that all OB providers offer is without question. Yet, we continue to see rising rates of adverse maternal and fetal health outcomes in the US and around the globe that impact the increased risk & development of chronic conditions. How can we see or think differently in this crucial perinatal time period to impact a resilient health story for both mother and baby?
Support for Community
GrowBaby Life Project in partnership with GrowBaby Health have created patient-facing educational materials for the perinatal time period which emphasize nutrients/lifestyle and focus on foods available to those women and families with access to SNAP and WIC benefits. Medicaid currently covers 50% of all pregnancy care in the US. GrowBaby Health individualizes care for each mother, no matter the circumstance.
As early as 1989, the World Health Organization recognized,
“Nutrient-associated chronic diseases are due to an incorrect balance or excess of nutrients—We need to turn attention to the quality of diet.”
-The WHO
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions!
Email
info@growbabylifeproject.org
Phone
(541)414-5146
We are a small team! Please allow at least 5-7 business days for a return phone call or email. Thank you for your understanding and patience.