Prematurity
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hospitalised children: - Born between 24 and 36 6/7 weeks gestational age, with a postconceptional age < 44 weeks on admission - At least 1 week of hospital stay on the Neonatal Ward - Will visit the Outpatient Clinic of the OLVG East, OLVG West or NWZA after discharge or consents to gather required information through infant health centers - Written informed consent from the parents Healthy controls: Born at term (37 to 41 weeks of gestational age) - Spontaneous vaginal birth without hospitalisation post-partum - Written informed consent from the parents
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Metabolic or chromosomal/syndromal diseases - Therapeutic hypothermia for perinatal asphyxia - Severe psychiatric or psychosocial problems i.e. parents under supervision of youth care - Transfer to another hospital before discharge - Parents are unable to answer the questionnaires in Dutch/English - Death of an infant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neurodevelopment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Breastfeeding, length of stay, sepsis, cortisol, bloodpressure, growth, IVH, ROP, BPD. Parental: stress, parent-infant bonding, postnatal depression, self-efficacy, empowerment, postnatal PTSD, cortisol | — |
Contacts
OLVG