None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Women in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy will be compared to a matched control group of non-pregnant women. Outcome measures will be measures of memory and sleep.
Interventions
Assessment of change in memory and neuropsychological function in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy. The pregnancy group will include females aged 18-40 within the first (6-12 weeks) and third (28-40 weeks) trimester of pregnancy. Both the intervention group and the control group will be assessed at two points in time with a three hour neuropsychological test battery. The intervention group will be tested once during the first trimester (6-12 weeks) of pregnancy, and once during the
Assessment of change in memory and neuropsychological function in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy. The pregnancy group will include females aged 18-40 within the first (6-12 weeks) and third (28-40 weeks) trimester of pregnancy. Both the intervention group and the control group will be assessed at two points in time with a three hour neuropsychological test battery. The intervention group will be tested once during the first trimester (6-12 weeks) of pregnancy, and once during the third trimester (28-40 weeks) of pregnancy.
Sponsors
Austin Hospital Medical Research Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Pregnant groupInclusion: Women will need to be recruited whilst still in the first trimester (<12 weeks) of pregnancy. English-speaking.Women will be tested on two occasions, within the first trimester and third trimester. Non-pregnant women Inclusion:not pregnant, english speaking.
Exclusion criteria
Pregnant group Exclusion:Abnormal PregnancyPre-existing medical, psychological, psychiatric or sleep disorder, Non-english speaking. Non-pregnant group Exclusion - Pre-existing medical, psychological, psychiatric or sleep disorder, Non-english speaking.
Outcome results
None listed