Studying Fetal Breathing Patterns

Completed

Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

Some babies have difficulty breathing, sucking, and swallowing at birth. The purpose of this study is to determine (before birth) the variables that will predict whether a newborn will experience these problems. Study participants will be pregnant women with a single fetus who are 18 years or older and who are scheduled to receive a standard prenatal ultrasound. Researchers will use the ultrasound to observe fetal motions associated with breathing, sucking, and swallowing on digital videotape. They will then review these tapes and take measurements that will help them document how breathing and swallowing develop.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00066976

Run by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

People needed

0

Starts

2003-08-05

Expected to finish

2008-03-03

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Mothers with pregnancies outside this dating and under 18 years of age are an exclusion factor.

Where it is running

• Naval Medical Center, San Diego — San Diego, California, United States
• National Naval Medical Center — Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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