Poste delivery care on the abdomen at 28-32 weeks

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Premature babies

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/02/023308
• Lead Sponsor: Pramukhswami Medical College

Brief Summary

Skinto skin and breast crawl have been shown to provide multiple benefits to themother and the new born [1-4]. Premature neonates are often not provided earlyskin to skin because of the anticipation for need for resuscitation. TheCochrane review on skin to skin after birth recommends that more studies needto be conducted to find the effects of this process [5]. There are multiplebenefits of skin to skin care listed in the Cochrane review including thermalbenefits, breastfeeding benefits, emotional benefits, etc. There is a need toexplore the feasibility of this practice in preterm infants. It is alsonecessary to find out what steps are needed to ensure that this is regularlypracticed. It is also pertinent to find out the responses of all thestakeholders involved to get an idea of the comfort level to adapt to change

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-15
• Last Update Posted: 2020-11-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

All premature babies from 28-32 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

Congenital Malformations.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of process	One hour

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post partum depression	three days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Labour Room, Shree Krishna Hospital; 🇮🇳 Anand, GUJARAT, India

Labour Room, Shree Krishna Hospital

🇮🇳Anand, GUJARAT, India

Dr Dipen Patel

Principal investigator

09825087842

dipen_patel258@yahoo.co.in