Paediatrics
Conditions
Interventions
Standard of Care
Babybox and Peer Support
Sponsors
US National Institutes of Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ]- Mothers aged between 15 and 49 years. - Mothers intending to initiate facility-based Kangaroo Care, irrespective of gestational age, delivery mode, or singleton or multiple birth status. - Mothers capable of providing consent or those unwilling to provide consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Mothers with medical complications hindering Kangaroo Care. - Mothers residing beyond a 10-kilometer radius of the study site. - Mothers with infants incapable of spontaneous breathing within 1 hour of birth. - Mothers with infants without major congenital malformations.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of skin-to-skin contact based on self-report;Exclusive breastfeeding based on self-report | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal Self-Efficacy as assessed by the Perceived Maternal Parenting Self-Efficacy Tool;Low birthweight stigma as assessed by the Small Baby Internalized Stigma Scale (SBISS);Maternal Stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale;Maternal Depression as assessed by the Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale;Implementation barriers and facilitators as assessed by qualitative interviews | — |
Countries
Ghana
Contacts
Public ContactMufaro Kanyangarara
Assistant Professor
Outcome results
None listed