NTNU Perinatal Dataset
Networks
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Variables
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Associated study
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| Acronym | NTNU LBW Life |
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| Name | NTNU Low Birth Weight in a Lifetime Perspective Study |
| Study design | Cohort |
| Number of very preterm (VPT) and/or very low birthweight (VLBW) births included in cohort (live & still births) | 121 |
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Population
NTNU LBW Life Cohort
Single centre cohort, all VLBW infants <1500g admitted to the NICU at St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital.
Control group were all children born to mothers of a 10% random sample in the Trondheim region in the same years as the VLBW group.
Control group were all children born to mothers of a 10% random sample in the Trondheim region in the same years as the VLBW group.
Data Collection Event
Perinatal Assessment
Information on perinatal variables was collected retrospectively from hospital records. Data collected around birth included birth weight, gestational age, head circumference, APGAR scores, days in NICU, days on mechanical ventilator, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and maternal age.