There are several intervention programs involving multisensory and motor stimulations such as, gym, auditory, visual, vestibular and tactile stimulations. We propose to study a continuous program of early intervention involving very preterm infants' families in their first 12 months of life taking the chance of their neuronal plasticity during this period. Preterm infants born in our institution will be included when they complete 48 hours after birth (first intervention). All preterm infants and their mothers will be followed during neonatal period and pre hospital discharge they will have a second intervention ( to measure parental bond ). After discharge they will be conducted to follow up program and we will divided all very low birth weight infants included in the study in two groups according previous randomization: 1. Standard care with motor, and cognition evaluation and intervention according to their needs 2. Program of early intervention with parents' orientation independently of f the standard evaluation and care that will be performed. All phases of neurodevelopment will be evaluated, and the parents will be oriented to stimulate motor, language and cognition iteratively and continuously at home; this is a innovative method to improve very preterm neurodevelopment outcome. Randomization: in neonatal period, preterm infants will be sequentially randomized when they completed 48 hours after birth in: Group 1- conventional group (CG): standard care, according to the routine care of the NICU (skin-to skin care by mother, kangaroo care ). Group 2- intervention group (IG): skin-to skin care by mother ( kangaroo care ) plus massage therapy by mothers. They will receive the tactile-kinesthetic stimulation by mothers from randomization until hospital discharge. Intervention performed exclusively by the mothers was based on studies regarding the application of skin stimulations and passive exercises in preterm infants. Both groups will receive skin-to skin care by mother (Kangaroo Care) according to the routine care of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Age range
48 Hours – 7 Days
Sex
ALL
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Change in neurodevelopmental outcome
Timeframe: 4 months, 8 months 12 months and 18 months corrected age,