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Uterine Artery Doppler Changes Prior and After Breastfeeding

Conditions
Breastfeeding
Registration Number
NCT03701633
Lead Sponsor
Rambam Health Care Campus
Brief Summary

We aim to determine whether there are any differences in the UtA doppler measurements in postpartum women prior and right after breastfeeding.

Detailed Description

There is emerging evidence linking abnormal UtA Doppler indices in the postpartum period as a risk factor for developing future cardiovascular disorders. Thus far, no study considered the postpartum physiology itself as a possible confounder. If one wishes to draw conclusions about future cardiovascular risk, the role of oxytocin as a confounder must be determined. In the current study, we aim to determine whether oxytocin, physiologically produced during breastfeeding, has an effect on the UtA Doppler measurements in the postpartum period.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria

-Every woman who had vaginal delivery, instrumental delivery or cesarean section.

Exclusion Criteria

-Patient's refusal, women who decided not to breastfeed, women who wish to breastfeed, but in whom no milk production commenced yet.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postpartum uterine artery doppler changes prior and after breastfeeding.One year

To determine whether there are any differences in the UtA doppler measurements in postpartum women prior and right after breastfeeding.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rambam health care campus

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Rambam health care campus
🇮🇱Haifa, Israel
Yaniv Zipori, MD
Contact
0587966963
y_zipori@rambam.health.gov.il

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