preeclampsia toxemia of pregnancy
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women having preeclampsia in need of a caesarean section Women having a intra uterine growth restriction in need of a caesarean section Women having a normal pregnancy in need of a caesarean section
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: In case of operative complications in terms of, for example, excessive blood loss the surgeon in charge may decide that there is no time to perform the placental biopsies
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vascular lesions will be scored according to a systematic pathologic classification system; additional metabolic and immunological profiling of plasma and placental samples will be performed to investigate the link between maternal cardiovascular risks factors and vascular lesions of the placental bed due to defective spiral artery remodelling. The latter will be obtained through the SMART collaborative | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed