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Effects of Skin to Skin Contact for Healthy Full-term Infants on the Health of Parents and Infants: A Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Skin to Skin Contact for Healthy Full-term Infants on the Health of Parents and Infants: A Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1900020869
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-01-21
Start date
2019-01-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-01-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

full-term newborns

Interventions

Mother group:skin to skin contact of mother and infant for 90 minutes immediately after birth, and then two times a day, one hour each time, for 6 weeks.
Parents group:skin to skin contact of mother and infant for 90 minutes immediately after birth, and then one hour skin to skin contact of father and mother with infant every day for 6 weeks.
control group:skin to skin contact of mother and infant for 90 minutes immediately after birth

Sponsors

The Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Maternal: aged=18 years singleton pregnancy, primipara, full-term spontaneous delivery, no severe physical and mental health problems, can breastfeed; (2) Neonates: born at =37 weeks of pregnancy, weight=2500g, 1- minute, 5-minute Apgar score= 8, no birth defects and severe physical diseases; (3) Maternal husband: informed consent, cooperate with this research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Maternal: suffering from severe primary diseases (heart disease, hypertension, etc.) and pregnancy complications (pregnancy induced hypertension, placental abruption, postpartum hemorrhage, etc.) which need treatment and rescue immediately; because of the above-mentioned diseases in ICU lead to separation of mother and infant; there are contraindications to breastfeeding; (2) Neonates: asphyxia, deformity and infection at birth need resuscitation and treatment immediately in NICU.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postpartum depression;Anxiety;sleep quality;Breast-feeding;Postpartum physical recovery;Crying and fussing;infant sleep quality;Infants' growth and development;Father's postpartum depression;Father's anxiety;father-infant relationship;Marriage relationship;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Maternal caregiving behavior;mother-infant relationship;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactCao Zhuping

The Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital

caozhuping@126.com+86 17791309029

Outcome results

None listed

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