NCT06794164

Immediate Skin-To-Skin Care For Preterm Infants After Birth

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Medical University of Graz · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Minutes – 30 Minutes
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The standard procedure in our centre for preterm neonates is to enable skin-to-skin (SSC) contact within 24 hours after birth. As early SSC immediately after birth might provide numerous positive effects for mothers and their preterm neonates, the objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, the safety and the effect of skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth in preterm neonates born with gestational age between 26+0 and 32+0 weeks.

Conditions

• Effect of Skin to Skin Care in Preterm Neonates
• Skin to Skin Care

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	skin to skin care	skin to skin care of preterm infants with their parents immediately after birth
PROCEDURE	Standard Care (in control arm)	skin to skin care within 24 hours after birth

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-03
• Primary completion: 2027-02-03
• Completion: 2027-02-03
• First posted: 2025-01-27
• Last updated: 2025-05-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Austria