CompletedNot Applicable

Monitoring of Vital Signs During Skin-to-skin Holding by Mothers of Their Preterm Babies

United States40 participantsStarted 2014-09

Plain-language summary

This observational study aims to monitor the vital sign changes in both mother and baby that occur during kangaroo care in preterm infants and to investigate any potential correlations between maternal measurement values and those of the infant. The purpose of this observational study is to look for a method to track the earliest responses that could, theoretically, be considered as 'social responses' in hopes of providing developmental interventions earlier to at-risk infants.

Who can participate

Age range30 Weeks – 35 Weeks

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * inborn at Mount Sinai * gestational age between 30 0/7 weeks and 34 6/7 weeks gestation * only one infant of a multiple gestation * plan by family to do kangaroo care during NICU stay Exclusion Criteria: * outborn infants * gestational age less that 29 6/7 weeks or greater than 35 0/7 weeks * other infants of multiple gestation (see inclusion criteria) * any major congenital anomalies * sepsis and/or any other serious clinical complication precluding kangaroo care

What they're measuring

Heart Rate

Timeframe: up to 30 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02231801

SponsorIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2015-09

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