The relationship between hemoglobin umbilical cord blood at birth and developmental status at 4 months age
- Conditions
- The amount of hemoglobin in the newborn’s blood.
- Registration Number
- IRCT201702066807N19
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Iranian citizens, 18-35 years of age, given birth to four or fewer children, no history of known medical problems at present and during pregnancy such as diabetes, cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary or autoimmune diseases; no history of problems during pregnancy including preeclampsia, placental abruption, polyhydramnios; no history of known congenital abnormalities in the mother’s or the husband’s families; the recent childbirth without using forceps or vacuum; the recent delivery not a drawn-out one accompanied by complications such as bleeding and/or dystocia or by prolonged labor; pregnancy duration of exactly 38 weeks.
Inclusion criteria for breast-fed infants: born in a single pregnancy; Apgar scores at birth not lower than seven; no history of reduced fetal growth; birth weight more than 2500 grams; healthy at their entry into the research (as confirmed by the physician at the center).
Exclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are not satisfied.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hemoglobin. Timepoint: Immediately after birth. Method of measurement: Umbilical Cord Blood.;The development of infants. Timepoint: At the age of 4 months. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Complications of neonatal period (jaundice,infections,death,hospitalization. Timepoint: 4 months. Method of measurement: questionnaire.