Developmental care for preterm infants: comfort, growth, and feeding
Treatments studied
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests whether a special care program including skin-to-skin contact and storytelling helps preterm babies feel more comfortable, grow better, and learn to feed by mouth sooner. It compares this extra care to the usual hospital care.
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Who can take part
- Your baby is born between 30 and 34 weeks of pregnancy.
- Your baby is fully fed through a tube into the stomach at the start of the study.
- You are willing and able to hold your baby skin-to-skin for 1 hour, 5 times a week, and read or tell stories to your baby for 15 minutes each time.
- Your baby does not have a major birth defect or genetic condition.
- Your baby is not on a breathing machine or receiving antibiotics for a serious infection.
- You do not have a health condition that prevents skin-to-skin contact, and you do not use alcohol or drugs.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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