Experience of mother providing kangaroo mother care (KMC) to their low birth weight(LBW) newborn in selected hospital of India

Completed

• Conditions: Obstetrics,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/04/033098
• Lead Sponsor: Primary Investigator Arpita Bandyopadhyay

Brief Summary

Not applicable

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-23
• Study Start: 2021-07-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Mother of stable LBW new-born Who are advised for Kangaroo mother care, weighing between 1000 grams to 2499 grams.
• Mother who is aged above 18 years & who can speak and understand Bengali.
• Mother who is willing to participate in the study and who will give written consent.
• Mother who is providing Kangaroo Mother Care to their Low Birth Weight new-born at least 5 hours in a day on an average.
• Mother who is giving KMC to their newborn for ten (10) days after the birth.

Exclusion Criteria

• Mother with auditory impairment or is diagnosed with any psychiatric illness.
• Mother who is unwilling to participate in the study.
• Non-biological mother.
• Mother of Low Birth Weight newborn with congenital anomaly or genetic disorder.
• Mother of Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) newborn.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To provide rich description of the experience of the mother providing Kangaroo Mother Care to their Low Birth Weight new born in selected hospital of India	4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

SNCU IPGME&R SSKM HOSPITAL; 🇮🇳 Kolkata, WEST BENGAL, India

SNCU RG KAR Medical College and Hospital; 🇮🇳 Kolkata, WEST BENGAL, India

SNCU IPGME&R SSKM HOSPITAL

🇮🇳Kolkata, WEST BENGAL, India

Arpita Bandyopadhyay

Principal investigator

9830132109

iiarpita.bandyopadhyay.ab@gmail.com