Effects of feeding during the first months of life in post-natal health in babies born small for gestational age (SGA)

Completed

• Conditions: Small for gestational age (SGA), adipokines, cardiovascular risk factors; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Slow foetal growth and foetal malnutrition

• Registration Number: ISRCTN36204907
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Sant Joan de Deu (Spain)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-12-23
• Last Update Posted: 2015-01-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

1. Maternally uncomplicated pregnancy (no gestational diabetes, no pre-eclampsia, no use of alcohol, drugs or illicit substances), with delivery at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona
2. Birthweight AGA (between -1 and +1 SD) or SGA (between 1.8 kg and -2 SD) after a term gestation (37 - 42 weeks)
3. Availability of cord serum
4. Ethnically Catalan background

Exclusion Criteria

1. Dysmorphic features
2. 10-minute Apgar score below 7

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified