Integrating Kangaroo mother care for small babies immediately after birth into routine health services in Uttar Pradesh.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: P072- Extreme immaturity of newbornHealth Condition 2: P070- Extremely low birth weight newbornHealth Condition 3: P071- Other low birth weight newbornHealth Condition 4: P073- Preterm [premature] newborn [other]

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/08/057053
• Lead Sponsor: World Health Organization

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 January 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Preterm (gestational age <37 weeks) or low birth weight ( <2.5 kg at birth) requiring care in the SNCU, i.e., who are <1800 grams or gestational age <34 weeks (SNCU admission criteria), or those preterm or LBW newborns who are above these cut-offs but are sick and need SNCU admission.

Exclusion Criteria

Preterm or LBW newborns requiring SNCU care who are critically sick, example:

- Are unable to breathe spontaneously within the first hour after birth or have congenital malformations that interfere with the intervention, or the intervention interferes with the required care for the congenital malformation (e.g., anencephaly, congenital heart disease, gastroschisis, hydrocephaly, multiple malformations, omphalocele, tracheoesophageal fistula, abdominal detention. etc.)

-Are in shock (in need of inotropes) or

-Are receiving invasive mechanical ventilation in the first 2 hours of birth or admission to SNCU; or

-Liveborn who died in the first 2 hours of birth or first 2 hours of admission or were dead at the time of admission to the iKMC implementing facility

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified