Study Overview

Details

NCTId: NCT01355536

Status: Completed

Condition: Diabetes Mellitus

Study Type: Observational

Sponsor: Namsos Hospital

Study Description

Brief

The prevalence of preterm birth is rising in most western countries. The causes of preterm birth is not fully understood and seem to be multifactorial. The endocrine and metabolic aspects are scarcely investigated.The main purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that endocrine and metabolic factors associate to preterm births.

Eligibility

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

One or more preterm birth in the given period of time
Having Namsos Hospital as their local Hospital during pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

Moved from the region of Mid- Norway at the time of the study
Lack of communication skills in Norwegian or English
Ongoing pregnancy
Ongoing breastfeeding

Healthy Volunteers: No

Gender: Female

Contacts

Namsos Hospital, Nord- Trøndelag Hospital Trust

Namsos

Nord- Trøndelag

7800

Norway