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GNN - German Neonatal Network


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Investigators Contacts
  • Wolfgang Göpel
    Universität zu Lübeck
  • Tim Rönckendorf
    Universität zu Lübeck

Overview

Acronym
GNN
Start Year
2009
Follow Up Is Ongoing
Year of Most Recent Data Collection
2016
New Data Collection planned?
Yes

Access

Access to external researchers or third parties neither provided nor foreseen.

Study Design

Study design
Cohort
Number of Data Collection Events
2
Number of very preterm (VPT) and/or very low birthweight (VLBW) births included in cohort (live & still births)
15825
Supplementary information about number of participants
15825 VLBW infants have been recruited between 2009 and 2016. Follow-up data will be available for 5000 children at age 5 (currently 2844 available).

Marker Paper

Göpel W, Herting E. Geburtshilfe/Neonatologie. Was macht das Deutsche Frühgeborenen-Netzwerk? Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2010;70(04):328-9. De.

Timeline

GNN Cohort

Selection Criteria
Countries
  • Germany
Geographical Area
All of Germany
VPT/VLBW Group Inclusion Criteria
Birth weight <1500g and gestational age <37 weeks admitted to NICU
Control Group Inclusion Criteria
No control group selected at birth.
VPT/VLBW Group Exclusion Criteria
Missing consent
Control Group Exclusion Criteria
Supplementary Information
Control group for 5 year follow up: Survey of Neonates in Pomerania (SNiP II) - inclusion criteria: living in certain geographical region (determined by postcode).
Control group Exclusion Criteria: Missing consent, children placed for adoption, insufficient knowledge of German language for interviews
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 perinatal 2009 2016
1 5 Year Follow Up 2014