preterm birth
Conditions
Interventions
None
Sponsors
Erasmus Medical Center
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Gestational age below 29 0/7 weeks - Signed agreement of participation and use of data from both parents or guardians
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Because the questionnaires for parents will only be available in Dutch and English, parents that insufficiently understand these languages to fill in the questionnaires will be excluded from this part of the study. However, if they are able to read the patient information folder (in Dutch or English) they will not be excluded from the data collection regarding their child and the collection of biomaterial for both the infant and his/her parents.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main study parameter is the exposure to stress and level of comfort during the NICU admission for both the parents and the infant. Next to this, residual body material will be collected to analyse biochemical and epigenetic changes in the neonate during neonatal life. Data regarding stress and comfort during the prenatal, perinatal and neonatal period will be related to short- and long-term outcome obtained by the national standard of care follow-up program | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Long term follow-up (tbd) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactSinno Simons
Erasmus MC - Sophia
Outcome results
None listed