View clinical trials related to Birth Weight.
Filter by:Globally, over 15 million neonates are born preterm each year. They account for approximately 30% of global neonatal deaths and 19% of total neonatal deaths in Bangladesh. They usually die because they cannot maintain normal temperature due to their weight, immature skin and underdeveloped thermal regulatory capacity of the brain. Maintaining continuous Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for at least 16-20 hours/day, is sometimes not feasible for mothers or caregivers. In addition, we also have the challenge of keeping preterm or low birthweight (LBW) neonates warm during transportation. The scientists at icddr,b, Johns Hopkins University, and George Mason University developed the thermal jacket for keeping preterm or LBW neonate warm. We have already completed the laboratory trial on mannquins and clinical safety trial among preterm or LBW neonates. Now, we propose to build on our previous work by systematically testing the effectiveness trial of the 'thermal jacket' among preterm or LBW neonates at clinical settings. Hypothesis: Thermal jacket can increase the rate of euthermia among the preterm or LBW neonates in the selected health facilities in Bangladesh. Objectives: The aim of this study is to test whether the thermal jacket can attain and maintain euthermia of preterm or LBW neonates in clinical settings of Bangladesh.
The goal of this MONAS Study is to learn about comprehensive monitoring and nutritional intervention among pregnant women in order to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Are comprehensive monitoring and nutritional intervention among pregnant women can improve maternal outcomes (maternal death, preterm labour, preeclampsia, intrauterine infection, and bleeding during pregnancy and delivery) compared to standard maternal health services? 2. Are comprehensive monitoring and nutritional intervention among pregnant women can improve neonatal outcomes (neonatal death, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, and neonatal asphyxia) compared to standard maternal health services? Participants in the intervention group will receive: - Fetomaternal ultrasound examination each trimester - Complete laboratory examination for nutritional panel (complete blood count with reticulocyte profile and iron profile, vitamin D level, zinc level, fatty acid profile, electrophoresis for Thalassemia) as an addition to standard maternal routine laboratory examination - Supplements: multivitamin, minerals, vitamin D, fatty acid - Intervention regarding any abnormal results of nutritional panel - All standard maternal health services according to Indonesian Ministry of Health protocol Participants in the control group will receive: - All standard maternal health services according to Indonesian Ministry of Health protocol
Human milk has several well-established benefits but does not adequately meet the increased nutritional demands of the growing preterm infant, necessitating additional nutrient supplementation in a process known as fortification. In U.S. neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), human milk is primarily supplemented using standardized fortification, in which a multicomponent fortifier is added to human milk to achieve assumed nutrient content based on standard milk reference values. However, this method does not account for the significant variability in human milk composition or in preterm infant metabolism, and up to half of all very premature infants experience poor growth and malnutrition using current nutritional practices. Poor postnatal growth has adverse implications for the developing preterm brain and long-term neurodevelopment. Recent advances allow for individualized methods of human milk fortification, including adjustable and targeted fortification. Adjustable fortification uses laboratory markers of protein metabolism (BUN level) to estimate an infant's protein requirements. In targeted fortification, a milk sample is analyzed to determine its specific macronutrient and energy content, with additional macronutrient supplementation provided as needed to achieve goal values. Emerging data suggest that both methods are safe and effective for improving growth, however information on their comparable efficacy and neurodevelopmental implications are lacking, particularly using advanced quantitative brain MRI (qMRI) techniques. Through this prospective, randomized-controlled trial, the investigators will compare the impact of individualized human milk fortification on somatic growth and neurodevelopment in preterm infants. Infants will be randomized to receive one of three nutritional interventions: standardized (control group), adjustable, or targeted human milk fortification. Infants will undergo their assigned nutritional intervention until term-equivalent age or discharge home, whichever is achieved first. Brain qMRI will be performed at term-corrected age, and neurodevelopmental follow-up will be performed through 5 years of age.
The goal of this post-market study is to describe the effect of a liquid supplement containing 2 specific human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), 2'-fucosyllactose [2'FL] and lacto-N-neotetraose [LNnT], on feeding tolerance, growth, and adverse events of special interest in preterm infants in a real-world setting.
The aim of the study is to determine if a narrower SpO2 Target Range setting automated control of FiO2 (A-FiO2) is more effective than a wider SpO2 Target Range
This is a randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of routine exercise counseling compared to the recommendation for postprandial ambulation on infant birthweight among pregnant people with gestational diabetes mellitus. The primary outcome is birthweight percentile for gestational age at delivery. Secondary outcomes include feasibility and acceptability, need for metformin or insulin for glycemic control, mode of delivery, neonatal hypoglycemia. Participants will be counseled to either complete 20 minutes of walking after meals, or be counseled with routine exercise counseling of 30 minutes of low-impact 5x a week. Their activity will be tracked by "FitBit" pedometers and uploaded via bluetooth to a database for review. They will continue to receive routine obstetric and diabetes care.
The goal of this randomized effectiveness study is to evaluate the different targeting strategies for the delivery of balanced energy and protein (BEP) supplements among pregnant women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The main goals of the study are to: 1) determine the effectiveness of two individual-based antenatal BEP targeting strategies for preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes; 2) compare the cost-effectiveness of the universal BEP provision with two individual-based targeting strategies for preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes; and 3) generate implementation evidence regarding the feasibility and acceptability of different antenatal BEP targeting strategies. Pregnant women will be enrolled during pregnancy, assigned to different strategies of BEP supplementation, and followed from pregnancy through six weeks postpartum to evaluate the impacts of different BEP targeting strategies on pregnancy, maternal, and child outcomes.
This study aims to estimate short-term and long-term effects of time points to cease parenteral nutrition on very preterm infants, such as growth; to estimate the role of insulin-like growth factor 1 in the growth.
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the feasibility of hemodynamic measurement by the UltraSonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM) in very preterm or very-low-birth-weight infants. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) establishing reference ranges for USCOM parameters in this specific population, 2) assessing the effect of patients' characteristics and other possible confounders on USCOM parameters, and 3) evaluating the short-term repeatability of the measurement. Participants will receive USCOM measurements on 3, 7, and 14 postnatal days.
The investigators recently demonstrated a increase in liver fat in early middle-aged LBW compared to normal birth weight (NBW) men, and 20% of the LBW - but none of the normal birth weight (NBW) - men had previously unknown non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Here the investigators will further examine the Increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in low birth weight individuals by performing a validation study.