The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and feasibility of weaning from the incubator at a lower post-natal weight at 1600 grams. Our hypothesis is that early weaning from the incubator to a crib/bassinet is safe and may result in a decrease in length of hospital stay while maintaining appropriate growth velocity. Specific outcomes the investigators will evaluate are the length of hospital stay and growth velocity at early weaning.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Infants in the intervention group are weaned in the same manner as the infants in the control arm; however, the wean begins at a lower postnatal weight. Our institutional guidelines for weaning infants from incubator to crib was unchanged for both groups.
Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia, United States
RECRUITINGLength of hospital stay
Duration of hospital stay
Time frame: From birth date to hospital discharge, assessed up to 52 weeks
Growth velocity
Weight gain following wean from incubator to crib
Time frame: From birth date to hospital discharge, assessed up to 52 weeks
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