Parent-child interaction after home-visiting intervention for children born extremely preterm-A randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To determine whether a strength-based home-visiting program enhances parent-child interaction during the first year at home for children born extremely preterm (gestational age < 28).

Methods

A randomised controlled trial of 130 infants born extremely preterm 2018-2021 in Stockholm, allocated to either the Stockholm preterm interaction-based intervention (SPIBI) (n = 66) or an extended follow-up program (n = 64). The intervention group received ten home visits during the first year by a trained interventionist following SPIBI guidelines: an interaction-based intervention supporting sensitive parental responses to infants' signals. The primary outcome of emotional availability was assessed at 12 months corrected age (CA) using the emotional availability scales (EAS).

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SUBMITTER: Baraldi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11627441 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature