Health Condition 1: null- Growth and Development in Preterm Infants Health Condition 2: Z789- Other specified health status
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Mobile health application for Preterm Care is the intervention.: This mobile health application will be given to mothers in the intervention group for a period of one year and her prete
Sponsors
Tenzin Phagdol
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mothers: Who uses android smart phones, willing to participate, who could read, write and speak English or Kannada and residing in Udupi District. Preterms: Preterm babies less than 37 weeks of gestation with birth weight less than 2500 grams, admitted to NICU of Kasturba hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria: Preterms having severe medical conditions at the time of recruitment or have had other conditions including: • Grade III or IV intraventricular hemorrhage • Severe sepsis • Birth Asphyxia • Major congenital anomalies associated with poor neurodevelopment outcome. Mothers with severe medical conditions and/or psychiatric illness that impairs their ability to provide care for their babies will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Growth in terms of weight, height and head circumference of preterms. Development of preterm infants in terms of cognition, language and motor development.Timepoint: At 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of corrected age of preterm infants | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health care seeking behavior of caregivers of preterm infantsTimepoint: At 3, 6, 9, 12 months of corrected age and during every visit to the hospital other than routine follow up.;Knowledge of mothers on preterm careTimepoint: Pretesting before discharge from the hospital and Post-testing at 12 months of corrected age of preterm infant.;Mother-infant interaction score assessed in term of average score of global rating scale.Timepoint: At 3 months of corrected age of preterm infant | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Leslie E Lewis
Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal
Outcome results
None listed