parental bonding Parental stress
Conditions
Interventions
Infants will receive live-performed music therapy by a licenced music therapist
for three to four sessions per week. In the Beatrix Children's Hospital this
is considered standard care. Each session
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
No minimum to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Mother and father of an infant with a gestational age below 30 weeks and/or birth weight below 1000 grams - Parents must both be able to attend at least 1 live-performed music therapy session, 1 kangaroo-care session and 1 session where the therapies are combined - Parents >18 years of age - Written informed consent from parent(s)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Inability of the parents to understand/speak Dutch - Prior history of depression either one of the parents (A history of a diagnosis of depression in parents is a significant predictor of either maternal or paternal postpartum depression and may influence oxytocin levels)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary endpoint: Difference in cortisol levels before and after all three interventions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints: (A) Difference in Oxytocin levels before and after all three interventions (B) Difference in STAI-6 outcomes before and after all three interventions (C) Difference in PBQ outcomes at inclusion and after 3 weeks (D) Difference in PSS-NICU outcomes at inclusion and after 3 weeks (E) Difference in 10-point numeric rating scale for stress before and after all three interventions (F) Difference between scores of mothers and fathers | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed