Premature infant.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants in the intervention group, like the control group, will receive routine medical and nursing care and routine Occupational Therapy interventions (kangar
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
224 Days to 259 Days
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The birth of the newborn should be under 37 weeks The birth weight of the newborn is below 2500 grams. The age of the newborn at the time of entering the study should be 32 weeks to 6 months. The newborn is not intubated. The mother should be fluent in Persian language. The mother must be present in the NICU. The newborn has stabilized in terms of vital signs. Infants without cerebral hemorrhage (grade 3 and 4), congenital anomalies (cranial malformations, Syndactyly), Diabetes, respiratory and heart diseases, active Sepsis, painful or contagious skin diseases, Apnea, Bradycardia, Omphalocele and Gastroschisis, Tumor, Hemophilia and Necrotizing Enterocolitis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Mother's unwillingness to continue the intervention The emergence of a problem or illness for the baby Discharge from NICU
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mother's attachment score in Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale, infant's motor performance score in TIMP test (Test of Infant Motor Performance). Timepoint: Secondary evaluation is 5 and 15 days after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale, and Test of Infant Motor Performance. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Infant's weight. Timepoint: Five and 15 days after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Calibrated Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMalek Amini
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed