Metabolic and Endocrine Status in Women With Prior Preterm Birth

Metabolic and Endocrine Status in Women With Prior Preterm Birth. A Cross Sectional, Case- Control Study

The prevalence of preterm birth is rising in most western countries. The causes of preterm birth is not fully understood and seem to be multifactorial. The endocrine and metabolic aspects are scarcely investigated.The main purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that endocrine and metabolic factors associate to preterm births.

Inclusion Criteria:

• One or more preterm birth in the given period of time
• Having Namsos Hospital as their local Hospital during pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Moved from the region of Mid- Norway at the time of the study
• Lack of communication skills in Norwegian or English
• Ongoing pregnancy
• Ongoing breastfeeding