caa a22 4500 445309504 CHVBK 20180317142624.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00404-011-1869-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00404-011-1869-y Maternal plasma noradrenaline levels at 29weeks and gestational age at birth [Elektronische Daten] [Jerónima Teixeira, Jorge da Cunha Branco, Muniem Alfituri, Syed Mohinuddin, Oonagh Prendiville, Philip Steer] Objective: To investigate the relationship between maternal plasma noradrenaline levels at a mean gestational age of 29weeks and gestational age and weight at birth. Design: Original research. Sample: Seventy-four pregnant women with a mean gestational age of 29weeks. Methods: Psychological anxiety levels (Spielberger State and Trait questionnaire) and plasma stress hormone levels (noradrenaline and adrenaline) were measured in pregnant women at a mean gestational age of 29weeks. Statistical analysis was applied to investigate links between these variables and gestational age and weight at birth. Outcome measures: Self-rating anxiety, State and Trait Spielberger questionnaire, maternal noradrenaline and adrenaline levels, gestational age and weight at birth. Results: There was a significant inverse relationship between maternal noradrenaline levels and the infant gestational age at birth (r=0.09, p=0.05). There was no relationship between maternal noradrenaline levels and weight at birth. Conclusions: There was a significant inverse relationship between maternal noradrenaline levels and gestational age at birth, suggesting the possibility of underlying mechanisms linking maternal noradrenaline and timing of delivery. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Noradrenaline nationallicence Gestational age nationallicence Birth weight nationallicence Pregnancy nationallicence Ultrasound scan nationallicence Doppler nationallicence Spielberger questionnaires nationallicence Teixeira Jerónima Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University Nova of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal aut da Cunha Branco Jorge Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University Nova of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal aut Alfituri Muniem Imperial College, London, UK aut Mohinuddin Syed Imperial College, London, UK aut Prendiville Oonagh Imperial College, London, UK aut Steer Philip Imperial College, London, UK aut Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 284/6(2011-12-01), 1399-1402 0932-0067 284:6<1399 2011 284 404 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-011-1869-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-011-1869-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Teixeira Jerónima Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University Nova of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- da Cunha Branco Jorge Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University Nova of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Alfituri Muniem Imperial College, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mohinuddin Syed Imperial College, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Prendiville Oonagh Imperial College, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Steer Philip Imperial College, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 284/6(2011-12-01), 1399-1402 0932-0067 284:6<1399 2011 284 404 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer