Status:
COMPLETED
Kangaroo Holding and Maternal Stress
Lead Sponsor:
Christiana Care Health Services
Conditions:
Premature Birth
Maternal Stress
Eligibility:
FEMALE
20-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary objective is to determine if kangaroo holding in the first week after birth influences the stress levels of mothers who have delivered their infants prematurely and who require admission t...
Detailed Description
This study builds on known observations by previous researchers that the birth and hospitalization of premature infants creates stressful events in the lives of parents (Shields-Poe \& Pinelli, 1997)....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Mothers:
- Delivered a premature infant between 30 0/7 and 33 6/7 weeks gestation
- 20 to 40 years old
- English speaking
- Infants:
- Admitted to Special Care Nursery and on a monitor
- Medically stable enough to be held (determined by health care team)
Exclusion
- Mothers:
- Multiple birth
- Eclampsia
- Pre-existing hypertension or at risk (BP above 140/90)
- Pre-existing cardiac disease
- HELLP syndrome, or uncontrolled medical condition during pregnancy
- Use of magnesium sulfate for blood pressure control prior to delivery
- Known depression or treatment with antidepressants
- Infants:
- Congenital anomalies
- Use of NCPAP or mechanical ventilation
- medically unstable (as determined by health care team)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00271115
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
January 1 2008
Last Update
February 17 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Christiana Hospital - Special Care Nursery
Newark, Delaware, United States, 19718