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Teaching Mothers About Care of Premature Babies in the NICU

Impact of educational training on maternal bonding, self-efficacy, and self-confidence in mothers of preterm neonates admitted in NICU. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/12/099989
Enrollment
124
Registered
2025-12-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O908- Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Educational video-based training program on maternal and newborn care for mothers of preterm infants: Structured educational video module on maternal and newborn care, consisting of a 4

Sponsors

Indian Council of Medical Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Mothers of preterm neonates that were admitted in the NICU for routine preterm care 2) Mothers of preterm babies who did not require advanced interventions like mechanical ventilation, CPAP, Inotropes, etc. 3) Mothers of pre-term babies who did not require advanced resuscitation/intervention during childbirth 4) Mothers who did not have a diagnosed psychiatric illness/chronic illness 5) Mothers who consented to be in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Mothers who are unwilling to participate 2) Mothers of neonates with complex conditions like congenital heart diseases, congenital anomalies, genetic syndromes, etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in test scores before and seven days after intervention which is measured using validated tools (Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale [MBS], Perceived Maternal Parenting Self-Efficacy [PMP-SE] scale, and Parenting Sense of Competence Scale [PSCS]).Timepoint: within 72 hours of postpartum and seven days post-intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Difference in post-intervention scores between intervention and control groups at 7 days post-intervention.Timepoint: Seven days post-intervention;Proportion of mothers in each arm achieving a clinically meaningful increase in Perceived Maternal Parenting Self-Efficacy score, defined as an increase of greater than or equal to 0.5 times the baseline standard deviationTimepoint: Seven days post-intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gayathri Renganathan

Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

gayathri.renganathan@manipal.edu9632866222

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026