The effect of maternal position on cerebral oxygenation in premature infants during Kangaroo care: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess whether there was an optimal maternal position (30° versus 60° incline) for kangaroo mother care.

Design

Single centre cross-over randomised controlled trial. Mothers were randomly assigned to start at either a 30° or 60° angle. Primary outcomes were the mean cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) values. Secondary outcomes included median peripheral saturations and heart rates.

Results

Twenty infants were included in the final analysis: median gestational age at birth was 28⁺¹ weeks and median birth weight was 985 g. No significant differences were observed in the primary outcomes or the secondary outcomes at either angle.

Conclusions

Maternal positioning at a 30° or 60° incline did not impact on cerebral oxygenation values i

SUBMITTER: Stapleton I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12660145 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature