Hemodynamic Changes During Normal Pregnancy

Oslo University Hospital120 enrolled

Overview

Prospective, observational study of the changes in hemodynamic variables such as blood pressure, cardiac output, systemic vascular resistance, and of changes in respiratory variables such as vital capacity, and functional residual volume.A cohort study of 100 healthy pregnant women tested with non-invasive methods during pregnancy and 6 months after delivery.

Healthy pregnant women with the willingness to consent in physiologic tests at 3 different time points during, and one time point after pregnancy. Spirometric tests will be performed with V-MAX, non-invasive measuring of hemodynamics will be measured by Finometer.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Pregnancy

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 35 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women who at first admission are healthy Exclusion Criteria: * Co-existing diseases who represents decreased physical or psychological function

Locations (1)

Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Division of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine

Oslo, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pregnancy specific changes in hemodynamic variables

Time frame: Normal pregnancy time frame

Secondary Outcomes

Respiratory functional changes

Time frame: Normal pregnancy time frame

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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