Participating Institutions

In no particular order, we work closely with the following parties:

Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University.
Zayed bin Sultan Center for Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University.
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University.
Department of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University.
College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University.
College of Medicine, Muhammad bin Rashid University, Dubai.
Department of Public Health and Nutrition, Zayed University.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain (participating site).
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Oasis Hospital, Al Ain (participating site).
Women’s Health Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain (participating site)

For potential collaborations, please contact mutabaah@uaeu.ac.ae

Ongoing Research

Systematic review on maternal and child cohorts in the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Happiness amongst pregnant women in the UAE.
Antenatal Care initiation amongst pregnant women in the UAE.
Prevalence and associated factors and outcomes of anemia in pregnant women.
Awareness, prevalence and associated factors and outcomes about cesarean section.
Physical activity amongst pregnant women as well as offspring.
Maternal obesity as well as childhood obesity.
Tobacco smoking as well as other types of smoking.
Infertility in the population.
Pregnancy loss as well as recurrent pregnancy loss.
Macronutrient and vitamin deficiencies.
Food frequency and macro and micronutrient issues in the pregnant population.
Exclusive Breastfeeding and nutrition patterns of offspring.
Health literacy and its effects on health seeking behaviors.