Health Condition 1: P818- Other specified disturbances of temperature regulation of newborn
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Cloth to Cloth Care (CCC): We defined Cloth to cloth care (CCC) as mother wearing her usual full cloths placing fully and appropriately dressed LBW baby in close contact with her on che
Sponsors
Shree Krishna Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All eligible newborns for KMC with weight at the time of enrollment between 1500grams to 2499 grams admitted in step down neonatal ward will be enrolled in the study provided they are expected to stay in step down neonatal ward for minimum 5 days after enrollment. The eligibility criteria for KMC are â?? low birth weight newborns who are physiologically stable and whose mothers are willing to give KMC.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Newborns with congenital anomalies, 2) Newborns with history of birth trauma and 3) Newborns whose mothers are physically unfit due to any medical illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare efficacy of Skin to Skin Contact (SSC) versus Cloth to Cloth Contact (CCC) in thermoregulation of low birth weight newborns. Timepoint: From admission to discharge in step down neonatal unit | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the feasibility of this intervention (CCC) by asking structured questions to mothers with regards to issues of privacy and comfortability and to nursing staff with regards to issues of facility environment, resources and workload with CCC compared to SSC.Timepoint: From admission to discharge in step down neonatal unit | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Dipen Patel
Pramukhswami Medical College
Outcome results
None listed