Comparison of video and in-hospital consultations during early in-home care for premature infants and their families: A randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early in-home care is increasingly being used in Scandinavian countries for clinically stable premature infants. Due to challenges with travel and hospital resources, alternative ways to support parents during early in-home care are being considered. The aim of this study was to test whether the proportion of mothers exclusively breastfeeding, parental confidence and mother-infant interaction increased after early in-home care with premature infants, and to compare the outcomes of in-home care involving the use of video communication and a mobile application with those of in-home care involving in-hospital consultations.

Methods

This study was conducted in four neonatal wards offering premature infant in-home care in Denmark. Premature infants were randomised us

SUBMITTER: Hagi-Pedersen MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8721551 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature