Health Condition 1: null- Preterm neonates 28-33 weeks gestation, admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Institute
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Early Parent Participation in NICU care: Parents get involved in active care of their baby immediately after stabilization, usually on day 1 itself.
They perform the following skills:
Sponsors
KIMS Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All inborn babies less than or equal to weeks, and outborn babies admitted to NICU within 24 hours of birth
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: •Less than 28 weeks gestation •Major congenital anomalies requiring surgical intervention (identified before enrollment) •Parents not willing to participate, outborn babies admitted after 24 hours of life or parents requesting referral back out of the hospital before completion of medical care
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| â?¢Number of babies having physiological instability atleast 72 hours after starting parent participation â?? desaturation, feed intolerance and investigation for suspected infection â?¢Dominant breast milk feeding rates at discharge â?¢Proportion of babies meeting discharge criteria by 34 weeks gestation Timepoint: Discharge from hospital | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| â?¢Hospital associated infection rates â?¢Dropout rates after enrollment â?¢Stress of parents, nurses and doctors â?¢Seeking hospital care within 1 month of discharge â?¢Extra-uterine growth retardation â?? weight at discharge and 40 weeks â?¢NEC â?¢Oxygen dependency at postnatal day 28 â?¢Absence of major neurodevelopmental disability at 40 weeks ROP requiring treatment PVL at 36-40 weeks USG cranium â?¢Mortality, all cause in NICU Timepoint: 40 weeks gestational age | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPillai Anish
Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum
Outcome results
None listed