Tied to mommy*s womb?: the effects of prenatal maternal thyroid function and emotional complaints on infants*, toddlers* and preschoolers* self-regulation and socio-emotional adjustment; Part I
- Conditions
- Emotional complaints during pregnancy and child development100437391002690810002861
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29816
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit van Tilburg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 500
All women who signed the informed consent letter and participated in the original study from 12 weeks pregnancy onwards and delivered a life born child.
All women, their partners and children who participated in the study by dr. Wijnen and who consented to participation in a further study.
The original exclusion criteria:
- deviant thyroid function
- severe illness during pregnancy like diabetes, reumathoid arthritis, ecclampsia
- women with a deviant uterus
- women carrying multiplets
- obstetrical parameters like placenta praevia, dysmature foetus
- severe congenital malformations of the foetus like trisomie or spina bifida
- insufficient knowledge of dutch language in view of the questionnaires
- Parents that did not consent with further studies;-
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Degree of behavioral problems of the child and assessment of the mental and<br /><br>motor development of the child. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Current degree of depression and anxiety of the mothers and fathers;<br /><br>personality of the parents, as well as their inclination to give socially<br /><br>desirable answers. </p><br>