About this trial

Visfatin, released in maternal milk at different concentrations related to the maternal conditions, could act as a biomarker with a prognostic/predictive value to determine different newborn clinical conditions, particularly the weight loss of the neonate.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Healthy male and female infants born after 37 weeks' gestation who do not have conditions related to congenital abnormalities

Maternal hospitalization

Acquisition of the informed consent form signed by the patient

Disqualifiers

Refusal of the patient to participate in the study

Presence of hypogalactia or agalactia in the patient

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • observational study

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Locations

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Ospedale degli Infermi - ASL BI13875, PonderanoBI, Italy

Sponsors and collaborators

Paolo Manzoni Study Group

Lead sponsor

Paolo Manzoni

Sponsor institution

Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro

Collaborator