Early intervention program for very low birth weight preterm infants and their parents: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preterm infants are high risk for delayed neurodevelopment. The main goal is to develop a program of early intervention for very preterm infants that allows families to apply it continuously at home, and quantify the results of early parental stimulation on improvement of cognition and motor skills.

Methods

Randomized clinical Trial including inborn preterm infants with gestational age less than 32 weeks or birth weight less than 1500 g at 48 h after birth. Eligible for begin the intervention up to 7 days after birth. Study Protocol approved by the Brazilian national Committee of ethics in Research and by the institutional ethics committee. Intervention group (IG): skin-to skin care by mother (kangaroo care) plus tactile-kinesthetic stimulation by mothers from ran

SUBMITTER: Silveira RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6085617 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature