Status:
UNKNOWN
Effect of Infant Placement on Iron Stores in Infancy: A Pilot Study
Lead Sponsor:
Davison, James, D.O.
Conditions:
Iron Deficiency
Anemia
Eligibility:
FEMALE
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a pilot study designed to assess the safety of placing an infant on the mother's abdomen at the time of delivery, prior to clamping the umbilical cord and the effect of placing the infant on t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- healthy pregnant women
- 37 - 42 weeks of gestation
- vaginal delivery
- prenatal care initiated prior to 20 weeks of gestation
Exclusion
- maternal diabetes
- intrauterine growth restriction
- hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
- chronic hypertension requiring medical therapy
- Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes
- unusual bleeding prior to delivery
- alloimmunization
- maternal hemoglobinopathy
- need for immediate infant resuscitation preventing adherence to protocol
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00675337
Start Date
June 1 2008
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
December 31 2008
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