nderstanding the healthcare burden of illness in moderate-, late-preterm and term neonates: pilot stages

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• Conditions: eonatal care provision in moderate-, late-preterm, and term neonates; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN93051761
• Lead Sponsor: Imperial College London

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-02-16
• Last Update Posted: 1 April 2024
• Study Completion: 2025-01-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 630134

Inclusion Criteria

1. For the descriptive study, the following population will be included:
Neonates born after 32+0 weeks+days postmenstrual age between 1st January 2015 and 31st December 2021 and admitted to a neonatal unit in England and Wales).
2. For the stakeholder engagement project, the inclusion criteria will differ for the different stages.
3. For the focus groups participants will include former neonates born after 32+0 weeks+days, parents (including mothers, fathers, parents of admitted neonates, and parents of neonates who did not require admission), healthcare professionals, and representatives of wider society without direct personal experience of neonatal care. Participants will be selected purposively to include a broad range of backgrounds (including a range of ethnicities, educational
statuses, and degrees of deprivation).
4. For the online survey participants will include former neonates born after 32+0 weeks+days, parents (including mothers, fathers, parents of admitted neonates, and parents of neonates who did not require admission), healthcare professionals, and representatives of wider society without direct personal experience of neonatal care.
5. For the in-depth interviews, individuals will be identified who did not feel that the use of data linkage was appropriate during the online survey. Cases will be purposively identified to provide a range of backgrounds.

Exclusion Criteria

1. For the descriptive study, no neonates will be actively excluded.
2. For the stakeholder engagement project, no individuals will be actively excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified