The standard procedure in our centre for preterm neonates is to enable skin-to-skin (SSC) contact within 24 hours after birth. As early SSC immediately after birth might provide numerous positive effects for mothers and their preterm neonates, the objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, the safety and the effect of skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth in preterm neonates born with gestational age between 26+0 and 32+0 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
skin to skin care of preterm infants with their parents immediately after birth
skin to skin care within 24 hours after birth
Medical University of Graz
Graz, Styria, Austria
RECRUITINGvital parameter: Heart rate
Time frame: during the first 2 hours after birth
vital parameter: Oxygen saturation
in percent
Time frame: during the first 2 hours after birth
vital parameter: blood pressure
systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure
Time frame: during the first 2 hours after birth
vital parameter: Temperature
Time frame: during the first 2 hours after birth
blood sugar
capillary blood sugar measured 1 hour after birth
Time frame: 1 hour after birth
FiO2 (Fraction of inspired oxygen)
Need of oxygen
Time frame: during first 2 hours after birth
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