Internal and Familial Resources and Motherhood. Follow Up of Mothers With Twins and Preterm Infants Versus Mothers With Single Full Term Infants

• Conditions: Twins; Preterm Infants

• Registration Number: NCT00320840
• Lead Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center

Brief Summary

To evaluate the contribution of internal and familial resources on the development of motherhood in a population of mothers having preterm twin infants and comparing this population to a population of mothers giving birth to single (or twins) full term infants.

Detailed Description

150 mothers will participate in this study. The study is using 4 questionnaires at infants ages of 1 month, 1 year, 2 years and 4 years. The questionnaires are involving communication skills,grandparents support, stress feelings, psychological parameters, parity functioning, infant temperament, self assessment, maternal and infant medical background and twins and brotherhood evaluation.

a comparison will be done between mothers to preterm twins and mothers to single full term infants.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2006-04
• Study First Submitted: 2006-04-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-04-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2006-04-30
• Study Start: 2006-05
• Study First Posted: 2006-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 2006-05-03
• Study Completion: 2012-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• preterm infants
• twins

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sheba medical center - Neonatal Department; 🇮🇱 Ramat -Gan, Israel