Status:

TERMINATED

Effects of C-section Delivery on Infant Brain Development

Lead Sponsor:

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Brief Summary

The study will help investigators learn more about whether different delivery modes influence infant's brain development

Detailed Description

For this study, the investigators are enrolling women who are pregnant with their second child who are planning to have a planned C-section or a spontaneous vaginal birth after C-section. The investig...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Conceived without fertility treatments
  • Singleton pregnancy recruited at or before 36 weeks of gestation
  • Second parity with planned repeated C-section delivery or with planned spontaneous vaginal delivery after C-section.

Exclusion

  • Preexisting medical conditions
  • Sexually transmitted diseases
  • Medical complications developed during pregnancy
  • Medical complications developed during labor and delivery
  • Emergency c-section delivery
  • Infants born preterm or post-term
  • Infants needing mechanical ventilation, have congenital abnormalities, birth defects, intrauterine growth restriction, low Apgar score (\<7), or other medical issues developed at birth or before 2 weeks of age affecting the outcome of interest as determined by the PI.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 22 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 27 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

9 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03277612

Start Date

September 22 2017

End Date

March 27 2019

Last Update

December 20 2023

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Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202