Health Condition 1: P071- Other low birth weight newborn
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
DR PRIYA SINGH
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study included very low birth weight (VLBW) babies, defined as those with a birth weight of less than 1500 grams, who were admitted to or discharged from Lok Nayak Hospital in Delhi, regardless of their gestational age. Eligible participants were required to reside within approximately 10 kilometers of the hospital and to remain in the study area or within Delhi for at least six months during their postnatal period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of very low birth weight babies who fail to thrive/ showing growth faltering after discharge from NICU of Lok Nayak Hospital, Delhi at 5 months of age on postnatal follow-up.faltering after discharge from NICU of Lok Nayak Hospital, Delhi at 5 months of age on postnatal follow-up.Timepoint: 5 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Association of grades of growth faltering in VLBW babies with maternal, socio-economic, & nutritional factors in the community settings. 2.Mean number of visits for Home-Based Newborn Care by ASHAs & the services provided by them. 3.Mean score of Knowledge, Attitudes, & Practices (KAP) among caregivers regarding infant feeding practices & post-discharge care & their association with baby s growth. 4.Association of Growth Faltering with Health seeking behaviour among mothers/caregivers of these VLBW babies. Timepoint: Baseline, 1month & 5 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDR PRIYA SINGH
Maulana Azad Medical College
Outcome results
None listed